Dhaka, June 25 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has admitted the interim government has failed to bring drug trafficking and corruption under control, describing both as "enemies of the nation".

Speaking at an event at the home ministry marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, he said rehabilitation centres alone will not solve the problem.

He handed out financial grants to representatives of 32 rehabilitation facilities during the event.

Jahangir blamed cross-border supply routes for fuelling the drug trade, claiming that small phensedyl factories have been set up in India solely to "smuggle" the substance into Bangladesh.

He said Indian authorities deny the existence of such factories when cha...