Terrorism and Abduction among others. According to the police report 2013 about 20 crime occurred in every minutes where 2011 was more than 25. District wise the highest crime rate (436.09 per lakh) was in Jhalakati followed by Borguna (338.60 per lakh), Brahmanbaria (321.42), Barisal (318.68 per lakh), and Dhaka (316.54), which ranked second, third, fourth and fifth respectively. The maximum number of incidents (56,945 or 34.44%), crimes were committed for monetary gain where maximum offenders are male. Bangladesh is also used as a transit route for narcotics produced in neighboring countries. Bangladesh is now the main transit point for the movement and trafficking of heroin from Southeast Asia into the European market.
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