drugs

Pacific island nations swamped by global drug trade

Pacific islands such as Fiji and Tonga sit at the crossroads of largely unpatrolled ocean-trafficking routes used to shift cocaine from Latin America and methamphetamine and opioids from Asia.

Former Australia cricketer MacGill charged with drug supply

Former Australian Test cricket star Stuart MacGill has been arrested and charged for his alleged role in a commercial-scale cocaine deal, police said Friday.

Rab destroys South American cocaine worth Tk 9,000 crore in Ctg

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) destroys 370 litres of South American liquid cocaine that were smuggled into Chattogram Port from Bolivia in guise of sunflower oil consignment in 2015.

RMCH stops using 4 drugs on children

The Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) authorities yesterday suspended use of four drugs on children after 14 child patients experienced extreme side ef-fects for taking those through intravenous infusion on Saturday night.

Godfather of drugs in parliament

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday came down heavily on the government for killing people indiscriminately in the name of a crackdown against the illegal drug trade.

Why your drugs don't work

There are drugs that come as tablets or capsules and can be kept at room temperature. Then there are drugs that patients will not usually handle—reagents used by diagnostic centres to conduct tests or intravenous drugs administered by medical professionals.

IT STARTED FROM BARCELONA

Diego Maradona has revealed his drug problems began when he was at Barcelona in the 1980s in an interview with an Italian private television network, Canale 5.

Diego caught smuggling cocaine

Former Colombia international Diego Osorio was arrested by authorities for carrying over a kilo of cocaine in his underwear.

Chiller condemns Russia cheats' meet

Australia's Olympic delegation head Kitty Chiller questions Russia's determination to eliminate drug cheats.

May 14, 2016
May 14, 2016

Pfizer acts to stop its drugs being used in lethal injections

The largest US pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, recently took steps to prevent its drugs being used in lethal injections, it emerges.

December 18, 2015
December 18, 2015

Five things that are wrong with the world's best country

Is life in the world's nicest country all it's made out to be? Most of those surveyed, mainly Norwegians, said yes. But, for balance, here are some aspects of Norwegian life that don't tick everyone's boxes.

November 19, 2015
November 19, 2015

World on cusp of 'post-antibiotic era'

The world is on the cusp of a "post-antibiotic era", scientists have warned after finding bacteria resistant to drugs used when all other treatments have failed.

June 29, 2015
June 29, 2015

1kg cocaine seized at Ashulia

Police seize 1 kilogramme of cocaine and arrest two persons for carrying those in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, last night.

May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015

HC questions govt failure to stop fake drugs

High Court issues rule questioning legality of the government’s inaction to control smuggled drugs and production of counterfeit medicine.

May 9, 2015
May 9, 2015

Yaba menace pervading

WE are deeply concerned by a recent report of this newspaper revealing that about 50 lakh Yaba pills are trafficked into the country and consumed every day, most of which come from Myanmar.

May 6, 2015
May 6, 2015

The Proximity Principle

Most of us live close to each other yet remain dangerously disconnected from our neighbours.

April 29, 2015
April 29, 2015

Indonesia executes eight prisoners for drugs offences

Eight convicted drug smugglers have been executed by firing squad in Indonesia.

March 11, 2015
March 11, 2015

How Ireland legalized drugs for a day

Ireland accidentally legalises ecstasy, crystal meth and ketamine for a day due to a legal loophole

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