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Bangladesh drug war
Date
2018-ongoing
Location
Bangladesh
Status
Ongoing
Belligerents
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Police
Rapid Action Battalion
Drug dealers
Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh
Commanders and leaders
Abdul Hamid Sheikh Hasina
Kamrul Islam † Akramul Haque † Riazul Islam †
Shah Sahib
Strength
12000[1]
Casualties and losses
800+ deaths[citation needed]
The Bangladesh drug war or Bangladesh's war on drugs is an ongoing campaign against alleged drug dealers and users by the government of Bangladesh under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The extrajudicial killings of alleged drug dealers by the elite anti-crime unit Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the police have been criticized by human rights groups and foreign diplomats.[2][3]
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"DMP: SWAT team will root out militancy and terrorism". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
^Safi, Michael; Rahman, Shaikh Azizur (2018-05-25). "Bangladesh's Philippines-style drugs war creating 'atmosphere of terror'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
^"Over 100 killed in 'war on drugs' in Bangladesh". The Times of India. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
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