- ’18 crore people won’t let India occupy even an inch of land’
- Tk 1.5 billion granted for treatment of injured in July Uprising
- Govt to sell hilsa at Tk600/kg from tomorrow
- Hasina will be brought to country and tried: Press Secretary
- 'Bangladesh Single Window' to be effective within March: Lutfey Siddiqi
- Riders to celebrate GSL triumph with fans in Rangpur
- One more dies of dengue
- ‘Government to try holding national elections in December’
- Matiur sent to jail in arms case
- Danish have hygge, Irish have the craic, Welsh have hwyl’
- Zia’s 89th birth anniversary Sunday
- History will be trash if Chatradal's struggle is ignored: JCD President
- War against extortion will continue: Jamaat Ameer
- Jamal wants more footballers like Hamza to play for Bangladesh
- Israeli airport suspends flights following Yemen's attack
- Recommendation made to cut addl duty on drugs: Adviser
- Tigress start U19 T20 World Cup defeating Nepal
- Civic volunteer convicted in RG Kar rape-murder case
- Don’t elect thieves: M Shakhawat
- Review hearing to restore caretaker government tomorrow
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...
New mafia in narcotics world
In Chattogram, a new mafia group has emerged in the narcotics empire. Following the July-August revolution, former mafias have retreated into the shadows, allowing new figures to ascend the throne. Some of these drug mafias have reappeared in new guises. Taking advantage of administrative...
A hotspot for Yaba smuggling
The coastal region of Anwara in Chattogram, located along the Bay of Bengal, has emerged as a key entry point for Yaba drugs into Bangladesh. The drugs are smuggled through a complex network involving at least three rivers and the Bay of Bengal, originating from Myanmars Sun State, known as a major...
WHO issues alert on falsified IMFINZI cancer drug in eastern Mediterranean, European regions
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised an alert on Monday (Geneva local time) concerning falsified IMFINZI (durvalumab) injection 500mg/10ml, discovered in Armenia, Lebanon, and Türkiye. These counterfeit products, identified in the unregulated supply chain and reported to WHO in November...
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...