Drinking 30ml or more is usually fatal within five or six hours," Dr ABM Faroque, professor at the department of pharmaceutical technology of Dhaka University, told Dhaka Tribune on Thursday. Shahidul, manager of the local club LOKI, said the club had been without imported liquor for the last one month. “We used to import liquor by paying a 300% duty, but we have not been able to bring in any liquor for the last month. Hasan, a bartender at Chalet, said the bar was also out of imported liquor and no one knew when more would be brought in. Once shipments begin again, everything should return to normal.”According to the narcotics department, there are 186 bars that sell imported liquor and 203 local liquor shops across the country.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 06, 2021 15:22 UTC