Alcohol in Bangladesh

[1] The first distillery was set up in what is today Bangladesh in 1887 by an Englishman named Robert Russell Carew.

Jamuna Distillery Limited was the first private company to be given a license to produce alcohol which ended the monopoly of the state-owned Carew & Co (Bangladesh) Ltd. Alcohol is sold in 5-star hotels and government-licensed bars.

The prescription must be given by an associate professor of the medical college or a civil surgeon.

[7] In 2022, the Ministry of Home Affairs in Bangladesh introduced Alcohol Control Rules for regulating sales, storage, production, processing, and consumption of alcohol.

[8][9] The changes include: introduction of minimum age (21) for sales; increase of license and renewal fees; mandatory health warning label on all alcoholic product bottles; restrictions on marketing; permits requirement for consumption and use.