The Drugs and Cosmetics Bill, 2023 was passed on Thursday in the parliament amid reaction from some opposition lawmakers as the draft law allows life-term imprisonment for manufacturing and hoarding spurious drugs causing artificial crisis. Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque moved the bill which was passed by voice vote in the house with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury ...

A court in Dhaka on Thursday sent three people, including Barrister Fakhrul Islam, convicted in a case for leaking draft verdict in the war crimes trial against his client Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, in a burglary case. The other two accused are– Mohammad Bashir and Ismail Hossain. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Haider passed the order as police produced the trio before ...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said three Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) are likely to be signed between Dhaka and New Delhi during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s India visit to attend the ‘G-20 Leaders Summit’ from September 8-10. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to leave the country on Friday on a Biman’s special flight to attend ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Dhaka on a two-day visit following his trip to Jakarta. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen received him at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 6:00pm on Thursday (September 7). This is the first visit of any Russian foreign minister to Bangladesh in the 52 years’ history of bilateral relations that ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday sought urgent global actions to find durable solutions to the Rohingya issue as any delay in safe, voluntary and sustainable repatriation of displaced Myanmar nationals may put the entire region at risk. “It is the collective responsibility of the international community to find a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis in its place of origin ...

Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland are among the leading contenders to win this year’s men’s Ballon d’Or, while Spain World Cup star Aitana Bonmati leads the nominees announced on Wednesday for the women’s prize. Messi, who recently left Paris Saint-Germain for Inter Miami, is in with a chance of succeeding Karim Benzema and winning the Ballon d’Or for the eighth ...

Mexico’s ruling party on Wednesday named former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as its candidate for the 2024 presidential election, ensuring that for the first time the two main rivals to lead the Latin American power will be women. Sheinbaum, a 61-year-old scientist by training, will face Xochitl Galvez, an outspoken businesswoman and senator with Indigenous roots selected to represent ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today appreciated the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) for promoting sustained growth and balanced development in the Indian Ocean region as its Secretary General Dr Salman Al Farisi called on him on the ASEAN summit’s sidelines here. “President Shahabuddin praised IORA secretary general’s leadership for steering the association and commended his team’s excellent efforts for IORA’s cause,” ...

Pakistan batter Imam-Ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan smashed fifties as Pakistan cruised to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Bangladesh while chasing a mere 193 in their Asia Cup Super Four encounter at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday. Opener Imam smashed five fours and four sixes for his 84-ball 78, while Rizwan saw his team through with an unbeaten 79-ball ...

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has alleged that after failing in all its movements, BNP now wants to play ill-game by making Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus an issue. “Parliamentary elections are approaching. Evil forces are active ahead of the polls. Last time, they (BNP and its allies) joined hands with Dr Kamal Hossain to carry out rampage. This ...