By Rathindra Kuruwita in The Island, Nov 24, 2023The mastermind behind the procurement of a stock of substandard intravenous human immunoglobulin (IVIG) and misappropriating a huge amount of public funds had to be revealed, the secretary of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA), Dr. Haritha Aluthge told The Island. “There is a broad public discussion on how this transpired, what the government has done, and the status of the investigation, especially following the recent arrests.…
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by Ahmadul Hassan in Prothom Alo, Oct 1, 2023The police recovered Tk 1.47 million and 500 grams of heroin in an anti-narcotics drive at the residence of drug peddler Saddam in the Geneva camp in Mohammadpur on 12 April. In the absence of Saddam, his sibling Akash and father Akbar were taken to the police station and were accused in a case. But the police mentioned a tiny amount – only Tk 5,000 – of…
By Rasheed Khalid in The News, August 17, 2023Islamabad:Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb, Charge d’Affaires, Afghanistan, has claimed a substantial 90% reduction in poppy production and work on drug addicts rehabilitation which included a vocational programme for drug addiction recovery. Sardar Shakeeb was addressing a webinar on “Interim Afghan government in power – two years on” organised here by the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS). …. The Afghan envoy said that the economic achievements include combating food…
by Sheain Fernandopulle in Daily Mirror, July 15, 2023 at 7.33pmOne of the batches of the drug used in the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital that resulted in the demise of a 21-year-old girl has been withheld following two more cases of severe allergic reactions reported from the Kandy Hospital, a Health Ministry official said. Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Additional Secretary to the Health Ministry Dr. Saman Rathnayake said, “Two more cases of severe allergic reactions…
by Ahmadul Hassan in Prothom Alo, Jun 26, 2023The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has identified 146 unprotected border points through which drugs are being smuggled into the country. Dangerous drugs, ice and yaba are being smuggled into the country from Myanmar through 66 land and river points while other traditional and non-traditional drugs, including heroin and phensedyl, are entering from India through other porous border points. These points are in 19 border districts. The…
by Ahmadul Hassan in Prothom Alo, Jun 26, 2023The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has identified 146 unprotected border points through which drugs are being smuggled into the country. Dangerous drugs, ice and yaba are being smuggled into the country from Myanmar through 66 land and river points while other traditional and non-traditional drugs, including heroin and phensedyl, are entering from India through other porous border points. These points are in 19 border districts. The…
report on ECONOMYNEXT online, April 7, 2023 at 2:45 pm– Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has temporarily suspended importation of Indian pharmaceuticals under its credit line until a further court order amid concerns over quality and safety as well as question over the legality of the procurement. The Supreme Court on Thursday (06) granted leave-to-proceed in the Fundamental Rights petition filed by Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL), which stated serious doubts regarding the quality, safety, and…
By Pamela Constable in The Washington Post, Dec 9, 2022 at 8:49 a.m. ESTKABUL — The Taliban regime, stepping up the pace and severity of Islamic punishments, carried out its first public execution this week since taking power 15 months ago. A convicted murderer was shot Wednesday, followed a day later by the lashing of 27 men and women in a soccer stadium on charges that included adultery, theft, drug use and running away from…
by Saqalain Eqbal in Khaama Press online, Dec 8, 2022Local authorities in the Parwan province of northern Afghanistan reportedly said that 27 people—men and women—were publicly lashed on Thursday for crimes such as alleged adultery, theft, drug use, and other offenses. Abdul Rahim Rashid, an official of the Supreme Court, told the Associated Press that 18 men and 9 women were sentenced to between 25 and 39 lashes for their crimes after being found guilty…