2018–2019 Bangladesh drug war
| 2018–2019 Bangladesh drug war | ||||||||
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Policemen arrested drug sellers in Dhaka | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
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Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Mohammad Abdul Hamid Sheikh Hasina |
Kamrul Islam † Akramul Haque † Riazul Islam † | Shah Sahib | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
| 12000 | Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
| 466–800+ deaths | ||||||||
The 2018–2019 Bangladesh drug war or 2018–2019 Bangladesh's war on drugs was a campaign against alleged drug dealers and users by the government of Bangladesh under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The extrajudicial killings of alleged drug dealers by the elite anti-crime unit Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the police have been criticized by various human rights groups and foreign diplomats. The conflict ended in 2019 with the victory of the Bangladeshi government.