- President invites Khaleda, Tarique to Victory Day reception
- Public varsities asked to follow cluster admission system
- 12 districts get new SPs
- Sudan biggest humanitarian crisis ever recorded: IRC report
- Four more die of dengue
- Constitutional Reform Commission meets Chief Justice
- DMP mulls quick response team to ensure rapid services
- Dozens killed in Israeli aggression across Gaza
- ACC chairman to submit wealth statement in 7 days
- Kabul suicide bombing kills Taliban refugee minister
- Japan provides $3.2M in assistance to Rohingyas
- Dhaka for stronger collaboration with UN
- 11.9% of population undernourished in Bangladesh: GHI
- Names of 2,111 FFs under 12.6 years old to be excluded
- Japan to continue supporting Bangladesh’s reforms
- Govt committed to ensuring cost-effective, high-quality energy: Rizwana Hasan
- Yarn, fabrics and accessories show begins at ICCB
- All commodities do not see simultaneous price drop: Finance Adviser
- ADB approves $600m loan for Bangladesh's economic reforms
- Dhaka Regency signs MoU with Crown Cement
Consumers in terrible fraud
The countrys pharmaceutical sector, which is among the largest in South Asia is doing unethical marketing practices. The industry spends an estimated 6,000 crore taka annually on incentives for doctors, medical representatives, and other sectors related to drug promotion, raising questions about...
Trump's team reaches out to tech giants on online drug sales
President-elect Donald Trumps transition team has extended an invitation to five major tech companies, including Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab, Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab and Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab to a meeting in mid-December about dealing with online sales of drugs, the...
Record 9.5 tons cocaine seized in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic authorities announced Friday that they confiscated nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine, reports UNB. Confirming the matter, the authorities said it is the largest drug seizure in the countrys history. The $250 million worth of drugs were found nestled inside a banana shipment that...
RAB arrests drug peddler with phensidyl in Shibganj
On Wednesday night, members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an alleged drug peddler with 492 bottles of phensidyl from Shibganj upazila of the district, reports BSS. The arrested individual was Habibur Rahman(20), a resident of Biapalpara in Paba upazila, Rajshahi district. On a...
UK believes weight loss drug could ease unemployment
Weight loss drugs including Wegovy and Ozempic have been hailed worldwide as revolutionary for medicine. In the United Kingdom, the government is hoping they might also improve public finances, eyeing their use to help unemployed people re-enter the workforce and ultimately save money on health...
3 DB officers injured in Khulna
Three members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police were injured in an attack by suspected drug peddlers during an anti-narcotics operation in Terokhada upazila of Khulna on Wednesday night, reports UNB. The injured officers have been identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Moinuddin, and...
DMP arrests 12, files 9 cases in anti-narcotics drive in capital
As part of different anti-drug drives in the capital, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 12 people and filed nine cases on charges of selling and consuming drugs, reports BSS. According to a release issued by the DMP, police conducted these operations against the drug sellers and consumers...
Joint forces detain 72 ‘drug traders’ from Gazipur slum
Joint forces have detained 72 people along with a huge amount of drugs, locally made weapons and Tk 22 lakh in cash for their suspected involvement in drug trading at Keranirtek slum of Tongi in Gazipur, reports UNB. The detainees include 51 men and 21 women. Tipped off, a team of Rapid...
Joint forces raid Keranitek slum, seizing large quantity of drugs and cash
In a joint operation in the Keranitek slum of Tongi, authorities seized a significant quantity of drugs, recovered 2.2 million Taka in cash, and arrested 40 individuals involved in drug trafficking. The raid began at 3:30 AM on Sunday, during which joint forces recovered a substantial amount of...