Actions of Male Group against drug business and addiction

The IED organized two male groups namely East Brahmaputra male group and West Jamuna Male group of Balashpur areas under Mymensingh City Corporation were formed.

The groups including women groups carry out various activities to improve the quality of life of other people in the Abason area.

They perform activities like different small arbitrations, various support and awareness work in the area. People living in Abasonl areas have been suffering from drug dealers and drug addicts for a long time. Drug addiction is a serious problem for the youth in the present context.Drug addiction has many harmful aspects. Its premature consequence is death. However, this death is not only for individual, but also the death for family, society and country as well. Therefore, the local community people requested the East Brahmaputra Male group to take action on this issue. They were thinking about it themselves. When the local people also said the same, they discussed the issue of drug dealers and drug addicts in the male groups’ quarterly meeting facilitated by IED.

In the meeting it was decided that those who are dealing in drugs and those who are taking, will be forewarned by direct interaction. And if they don’t listen then legal action will be taken later on to settle their dispute.

A few members of the male groups went to the house of the drug dealer in the area and warned them and informed them to be taken legal action if they do not pay heed.

They then assured the group members that they would not deal in drugs in the Balashpur Abason area.

But it is known that they continue to sell and buy drugs secretly in the area.

Later, when the members of the male group came to know about the matter, they informed the police. On the basis of the information of male group members, police arrived in the area and arrested two drug dealers Robin and Ratan in a drug case.

Presently, drug dealers Robin and Ratan are in jail and the sale and purchase of drugs in Balashpur Abason area has been stopped now.