- Malika Sherawat has 'silicon in her chest': Aditi Rao
- Aamir with girlfriend Gauri showcase traditional glamour at Macau festival
- India begins biggest-ever joint naval exercises in Africa
- Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s City Center kills 32
- Bangladesh receives Tk3,100cr investment proposals: BIDA
- 'Pahela Baishakh a bright component in national identity'
- Dhaka signs OIC Labour Centre Statute
- ‘Fascist must not allow destroy nation’s culture’
- Hamas slams Israeli airstrike on Al-Ahli Hospital
- Islamic Foundation for offering Jumma prayers at a time across country
- Gas prices for industries raised by 33%
- Bangladesh reinstates 'Except Israel' clause on passports
- Bangladesh’s Forex reserves reach $26.15bn
- Swimming pool opens for Bashundhara Public School & College students
- Rizwana for localised solutions to waste management
- US strikes target educational, training center in Yemen
- ‘I couldn’t take anything positive from this PSL, it was all a loss’
- As China-US 'tariff beef' rises, Chinese businesses ponder the future
- 4 earthquakes jolt India, Myanmar and Tajikistan within 1hr
- Law ministry recommends withdrawal of 7,184 politically motivated cases
China executed four Canadians for drug crimes
Four Canadians were executed in China on drug-related charges earlier this year, Canadian authorities have confirmed, BBC reported. All of them were dual citizens, and their identities have been withheld upon the request of their families, Canadas foreign minister Mélanie Joly told reporters on...
Youth lured into drug addiction by powerful syndicate: Adviser Farida
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhtar said on Sunday that young boys and girls are being lured into drug addiction by a powerful syndicate. We must fight against this syndicate to eliminate this issue, she said at a discussion and award distribution ceremony celebrating International...
Bashundhara Shuvosangho launches anti-drug campaign in Gouripur, Mymensingh
Bashundhara Shuvosangho has launched a social campaign against drugs in Gouripur upazila of Mymensingh to protect youths from the curse of the society. Shuvosangho Senior Executive Member Obaidur Rahman presided over the programme while General Secretary Harun Mia made an address of welcome on...
US designates major cartels, transnational organizations as terrorist groups
The United States Department of State has officially designated several major criminal organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) in an effort to combat international violence and terror. The groups targeted in this move include Tren...
Attempts made to increase drug prices
Out of 20,000 medicines from 1,650 generics available in the local market, only 417 medicines from 117 generics are regulated by the government. Apart from these essential drugs listed in the gazette, pharmaceutical companies apply for price adjustments for other drugs by considering raw...
Clashes claim 14 lives in drug violence-torn Ecuador
Clashes between rival criminal groups claimed the lives of 14 people over the weekend in Ecuadors port city of Guayaquil, the epicenter of a bloody power struggle between narco gangs. Citing police sources the AFP reported on Tuesday. In one incident, gunmen on motorcycles fired into a crowd...
'Most wanted' Dutch drug trafficker killed in Mexico
A Dutch drug trafficker who was one of Europes most wanted criminals and once reportedly faked his own death has been murdered in Mexico, an official said Friday. Marco Ebben(32), was shot on Thursday in Atizapan de Zaragoza, a municipality about 25 kilometers from the capital Mexico City....
Bali police arrest UK nationals in $396,000 drug smuggling attempt
Balis Regional Police have arrested three UK nationalsJC, LE, and PAsuspected of attempting to smuggle illegal drugs worth Rp6 billion (USD 396,000) into the island, reports Antara. During a press conference in Denpasar on Friday, the Deputy Director of the Narcotics Investigation Directorate,...
Recommendation made to cut addl duty on drugs: Adviser
Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum said a recommendation has been made to reduce the additional duty on medicines. She revealed the information while speaking at a view-exchange meeting at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College on Saturday afternoon. The health adviser also said action will be taken...