Dhaka, June 26 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday said the government plans to set up separate prisons and rehabilitation centres for drug addicts in each divisional city.

The adviser said this while addressing a programme marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka.

Jahangir Alam said the government has already approved a project to construct seven divisional drug rehabilitation centers spending Tk 1,400 crore.

Highlighting various government initiatives against drugs, the adviser said the country's development is being hindered by the 'aggressive spread' of drug abuse. "The driving force of any country's progress is a produc...