First Licensed Female Drug Treatment & Rehabilitation Center in Bangladesh

On September 18th, 2016 Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) obtained the license for its first Female Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center from the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC). DAM’s Female Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center is the first of its kind in Bangladesh. Mafidul Islam of DNC's Division for Treatment and Rehabilitation handed over the license to Iqbal Masud, Deputy Director and Head of Health Sector of DAM. The Honorable Minister for Home Affairs inaugurated the center in April 2014. At present 25 clients are receiving drug treatment from this center and it is expected that the center will include up to 40 beds by next November. DAM is expecting all possible support and cordial assistance from all corners in this regard.

Dhaka Ahsania Mission also operates a 120 bed capacities drug treatment and rehabilitation center in Gazipur district and a 70 bed capacities drug treatment and rehabilitation center in Jessore district for males.