A Dhaka court on Monday placed five people on a 5-day remand each in a Narcotics case filed after their arrest with hallucinogenic drug LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide).
Category: Drug
10 BD cops lose job, 18 suspended for failing dope tests
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has terminated 10 policemen and suspended 18 more for failing dope tests.
JS body for compulsory dope test of college varsity students
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Home Ministry on Thursday suggested making dope test or special health test mandatory for students before their admission and any final examination in the higher education institutes.
Two varsity students die after ‘taking Yaba’ in Cox’s Bazar
Two university students have reportedly died after taking contraband Yaba tablets at a resort in Sadar upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
Chuadanga OC withdrawn for ‘link to drug trading’
Officer-in-charge of Jibannagar Police Station Sheikh Goni Mia has been withdrawn for his alleged involvement with drugs dealing and negligence in duty.
Drug-resistance in farm animals threatens human health
by Sahana Ghosh • The highest levels of antimicrobial resistance in farm animals are currently found in China and India, a study has found. This finding highlights antibiotic overuse and misuse in animals in the wake of increasing meat consumption.…
Six die after ‘drinking spirit’ in Noakhali
Noakhali, Sept 28 – Six people died and another fell sick, reportedly after drinking spirit mixed with liquor at Mohammadnagar village in Companiganj Upazila early Saturday.
Drive to continue until graft, drugs uprooted: Obaidul
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said the ongoing drives against corruption, drugs and criminalisation will continue until the menaces are uprooted.
2 suspected drug peddlers killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, July 24 (UNB) – Two suspected drug peddlers, including a Rohingya man, were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Teknaf upazila on early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Kamal,…
Rights group calls Duterte’s drug war crime against humanity
Manila, Jul 9 (AP/UNB) — Amnesty International urgently called for international pressure and an immediate U.N. investigation to help end what it says are possible crimes against humanity in the Philippine president’s bloody anti-drug crackdown. The London-based rights watchdog said…
Three-year-old girl latest Philippines ‘drug war’ victim
UN Human Rights Council Should Adopt Resolution to Stop Carnage On Sunday, a 3-year-old girl became the latest casualty of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs,” which has killed thousands over the past three years. Myka Ulpina died after…
Dope test to be mandatory for govt jobs: Home Minister
Dhaka, June 25 (UNB) – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said dope test is going to be made compulsory for government jobs. The decision has been approved in principal by the Cabinet, he told the media at the ministry…
Geographical location makes BD drugs route : Minister
Dhaka, June 24 (UNB) – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday said illegal drugs enter Bangladesh from India and Myanmar due to its geographical location. “Although Bangladesh is not a drug-producing country, it’s now facing the menace due to its…
Two suspected Yaba traders killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, June 1 -Two suspected Yaba traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Kayukhkhali in Teknaf municipality area early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Abdul Gafur, 40, son of Sultan…
World Health Assembly for antimicrobial resistance action
Geneva, 27 May (Heba Wanis): Member States at the 72nd World Health Assembly adopted a resolution on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), reiterating their commitment to urgently address AMR in recognition of the emerging public health threat of the loss of treatment…
Preventing antibiotic resistance: Look to livestock industry
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, May 21 (IPS) – Antimicrobial resistance is quickly becoming a global crisis and risks reversing a century of progress in health. Some organisations have already geared up and are tackling the issue from its roots. In…
2 Ansar members caught allegedly while trading yaba pills
Dhaka, Mat 19 – Two temporary members of Ansar, a government force, were caught red-handed in Yaba trading, as a drive of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Sunday morning busted the office of SA Paribahan transport line. The two…
Chinese researchers try brain implants to treat drug addicts
Shanghai, May 8 (AP/UNB) — The sound of doctors boring through his skull to feed electrodes deep into his brain made Yan tremble. “The drill was like bzzzzzzz,” he later recalled. “The moment of drilling is the most terrible.” Yan…
Zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance ring alarm bells
Data released recently by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reveal that antibiotics used to treat infections that can be transmitted between animals and humans (zoonoses) like campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis are…
3 held with 250000 Yaba drug pills from Ctg Bd picnic bus
Chattogram, Feb 9 (UNB) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested six people along with s 2.5lakh Yaba tablets from a picnic bus near Karnaphuli Shah Amanat Bridge early Saturday. The arrestees are—Md AtiarRahman, 55, Md…
Complete drug trials proceedings in six months: HC
Dhaka, Feb 05 – The High Court on Tuesday directed the lower court concerned to complete trials proceedings of all Yaba and other drug and narcotics related cases by six months. The HC bench comprising Justice M Enayetur Rahim and…
Two police constables closed for ‘drug trading’
Two police constables of Bhaberchar Highway Police camp have been closed to the district police lines for their alleged involvement in drug trading.The accused are Constable Arif, 28 and Constable Mamun, 27. Acting on secret information, a team of Rab-10…
Bodi tells Yaba traders: ‘Surrender by Wednesday’
Cox’s Bazar, Jan 13 – Controversial ex-MP Abdur Rahman Bodi on Friday asked yaba traders at Teknaf and Ukhia Upazilas to surrender within five days. “If the enlisted yaba traders do not surrender within five days, they will face terrible…
Refusal to join drug peddling leads to youth’s murder?
‘Drug addict’ friend hacks him to death in Chapainawabganj Chapainawabganj, Jan 11 – A young man was hacked to death allegedly by his friend in Rohanpur municipality area of Gomastapur Upazila on Friday afternoon allegedly for refusing his proposal to…
2 suspected drug traders killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Cox’s Bazar, Jan 10 – Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with police at Sabrang in Teknaf Upazila early Thursday.
Cordyceps, Himalayan Viagra kindles fortunes, begets plunder
by Manu Moudgil on 4 January 2019 • Cordyceps, a caterpillar fungus found in alpine pastures of the Himalayas, is a highly valued aphrodisiac commonly known as “Himalayan Viagra”.
Two ‘drug traders’ killed in Feni ‘gunfight’
Feni, Jan 2 – Two suspected drug traders were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Dagonbhuiya early Wednesday.
53 drug dealers killed in Bd division of Khulna in 7 months
Khulna, Dec 20 – Fifty-three suspected drug peddlers were killed in reported encounters with law enforcers in the Khulna division alone since the government launched a war on drugs in mid-May.
Herbicides increase antibiotic resistance evolution in bacteria
Antibiotic resistance in our pathogens is caused by human activity and is a major challenge for public health. Recent research has found that some of the world’s most widely used herbicides like Roundup (glyphosate) and Kamba (dicamba) can increase the…
Ctg District jailer held with ‘huge money, contraband drug’
Chittagong, Oct 26 – Railway police arrested the jailer of Chattogram District Jail reportedly along with Tk 44 lakh in cash, a cheque for Tk 1.30 crore and Tk 2.50 crore FDR receipt and 12 bottles of Phensidyl syrup from…