Consumers in terrible fraud
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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...