GAIBANDHA: Speakers at a function here on Thursday observed that imam and khatibs of mosques could play a vital role in creating mass awareness about the bad impacts of narcotics and building a drug free society, reports BSS.

“The young generation should be protected from the menace of the narcotics so that they could not derail from the right track of life creating manifold problems in families and society as well,” they said.

They made the comments while addressing an anti-narcotics mass awareness meeting in the hall room of Islamic Foundation Bangladesh (IFB) here.

District Narcotics Control Office (DNCO) under the Department of Narcotics Control arranged the function under its routine programme.

Deputy director (DD) of IFB M. Alamgir Sikder addressed the meeting as the chief guest and Assistant Director M. Shafiqul Islam was present as the special guest.

A total of 150 imams and khatibs coming from far-flung areas of the district took part in the meeting.