Dhaka, Aug. 26 -- A legal notice has been issued demanding the immediate shutdown of all unauthorised shisha lounges and drug bars operating in Dhaka's affluent Gulshan neighborhood.
The notice, served on Monday (August 25) by Advocate S. M. Zulfiqar Ali Junu, Chairman of the National Lawyers Council and member of the Anti-Narcotics Lawyers' Alliance, was sent to the Secretary of the Public Security Division under the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
It alleges that several shisha lounges in Gulshan, disguised as cafes and restaurants, are operating illegally and engaging in criminal activities.
These establishments reportedly provide shisha with nicotine levels above legal limits, along w...