‘Youth must be protected from drugs’

State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku today said that neighbouring countries are allegedly infiltrating drugs into Bangladesh through various means in an attempt to destroy the country’s young and future generations.

He made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a football tournament held in Dainya Chowdhury West Para village of Tangail Sadar Upazila on Friday.

“If the youth society is destroyed, it will become easier to control them (by neighboring),” he said.

The State Minister further stated, “Everyone is aware of where drugs come from. These drugs are entering from the neighboring countries. They want our country to become weak and crippled.

Therefore, everyone must be vigilant and united from their respective positions.”

He also added that drugs would not be allowed to enter Tangail Sadar under any circumstances. “We will say no to drugs and welcome sports.

The next generations must be built as a drug-free youth society through sports,” said Tuku, who is also the lawmaker for the Tangail-5 constituency.

The football tournament was presided over by Lokman Hossain, former head teacher of Baghil K.K. High School.

Among those present at the event were Mahmudul Haque Sanu, former member secretary of the district Bangladesh Nationalist Party Bangladesh Nationalist Party; Md. Ruhul Amin, Officer-in-Charge of Tangail Sadar Police Station; Shafiqur Rahman Khan Shafiq, former organisational secretary of the district BNP; Azim Uddin Biplob, senior joint secretary of Sadar Thana BNP; Abdullahil Kafi Shahed, member of the central Youth Dal; along with leaders and activists of BNP and its associate organisations.