The maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy has become Europe’s most valuable firm, dethroning the French luxury conglomerate LVMH. Shares rose after the Danish pharmaceutical giant, Novo Nordisk, launched the popular drug in the UK. At the close of trading on Monday, the firm had a stock market valuation of $428bn (£339bn). The drug is now available on the National Health ...

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on health sector cooperation on Tuesday (Aug 5) on behalf of their respective governments. The MOU is aimed at enhancing cooperation between the two countries in primary and secondary care, health resilience and health financing, among others, through training, exchange programs, joint ...

The global trade finance gap grew to a record 2.5 trillion U.S dollars in 2022 from 1.7 trillion dollars two years earlier, as rising interest rates, flagging economic prospects, inflation, and geopolitical volatility reduced the capacity of banks to deliver trade financing, according to the 2023 Trade Finance Gaps, Growth and Jobs Survey released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin along with wife Dr Rebecca Sultana on Tuesday joined the opening ceremony of 43rd ASEAN Summit in Indonesia’s Jakarta. The opening ceremony of the Summit was held at Jakarta convention center with the theme of “ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth”. Indonesian President Joko Jokowi Widodo officially opened the summit, BSS reports. President Shahabuddin also participated in a ...

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and his fellow opener Shubman Gill hit fifties as their team sealed a thumping 10-wicket victory over Nepal at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy on Monday to quality for the Super Four stage. The opening pair made an unbeaten partnership of 147 runs during a rain-hit clash. Earlier, Nepal were invited to bat first, the ...

The cabinet on Monday cleared the draft of the ‘Ansar Battalion Act 2023’, making the maximum penalty for the offenses of rebellion or attempted rebellion, participation in rebellion and inciting conspiracy to death. Apart from this, the provision of punishment for various terms, including life-term, has been made in the law. The draft law was approved in the cabinet meeting ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is not physically fit to get release from the hospital requiring prolonged treatment. “She is now under close observation of medical board at the Evercare Hospital. The medical board will allow her release after improvement of health condition,” Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, personal physician of Khaleda Zia. However, the medical board formed for Khaleda Zia’s treatment ...

Indonesia rolled out the red carpet to welcome President Mohammed Shahabuddin as he arrived in Jakarta Monday afternoon to join the 43rd ‘ASEAN Summit’ and 18th ‘East Asia Summit’ slated for September 5-7. A VVIP flight (aircraft BG 1910) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited landed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at Jakarta via Singapore at about 5:40pm (Local time), BSS reports. ...

Indians love their food, a fact known by all. Good food is life, but an instagrammable location is the icing on the cake. IANSlife has selected some of the top new restaurants in town, decked up with vivid accents, delivering unique gourmet food and tailored beverages. Here to change the scape of the dining and drinking scene check out these ...

Children and adults living with lung conditions, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), face even greater risks from climate change, according to a report on Monday. The report, published in the European Respiratory Journal, brings together evidence on how the effects of climate change, such as heatwaves, wildfires and flooding, will exacerbate breathing difficulties for millions of ...