Is Heroin legal in Bangladesh?

Legal status

Heroin is a Category-A controlled narcotic under the Narcotics Control Act 2018 — DEATH PENALTY or life for 25 g or more; under 25 g, 2–10 years

Consequences if caught

Heroin is a Category-A controlled narcotic under Bangladesh's Narcotics Control Act 2018 (in force 27 December 2018). Trading, producing, transporting, storing or using 25 g or more carries the DEATH PENALTY or life imprisonment; under 25 g draws 2–10 years. Financing or patronizing drug dealing carries the death penalty as the maximum. The death penalty is current and in force.

If prescribed or medical

Not a prescribed traveller medicine in this form.

Documentation

The Narcotics Control Act 2018 (in force 27 December 2018) carries the DEATH PENALTY or life imprisonment for trading, producing, transporting, storing or using 200 g or more of yaba (methamphetamine/amphetamine) OR 25 g or more of heroin, cocaine or coca-derived narcotics; financing or patronizing drug dealing carries the death penalty as the maximum. Below those thresholds: under 200 g of yaba draws 1–5 years (under 5 g up to 5 years); under 25 g of Category-A narcotics (heroin/cocaine) draws 2–10 years. Cannabis is controlled in a lower category (Article 19 lineage) with penalties from 6 months to life by quantity, but is NOT a capital offence. Yaba/methamphetamine, shisha and khat were newly defined in the 2018 Act, which also introduced a dope-test provision. There is NO medical-cannabis program. The death penalty is current and in force (the last known drug execution was in 2009 per HRI, but the 2018 Act re-armed it). Carry any controlled medicine with its prescription and confirm requirements with your embassy before travel.

Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Bangladesh’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.