As a part of intensifying and strengthening narcotics control across the country, the government has taken steps to form an independent institution to carry out dope tests in a structural manner.
The dope tests will be conducted mainly for higher education admissions and for entrance in the job and the transport sectors, with the latter being one of the bigger reasons for the formation of the institute.
The decision was taken at the last meeting of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Home Affairs
It would be formed following the structure of Bangladesh Standards & Testing Institution (BSTI) and will monitor and ensure dope test in all job sectors and will also take steps to make sure that tests are conducted before admission in any educational institutes for higher degree and again before the final examination of the degree.
The "Bangladesh Drug Testing Institute" will be set up in 19 districts -- Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet, Faridpur, Mymensingh, Tangail, Jashore, Cumilla, Rangamati, Noakhali, Pabna, Bogura, Kushtia, Patuakhali, Dinajpur and Rangpur -- under a project called "Introducing dope test to detect drug addicts (first) phase".
