drug addiction

A woman is dead. Why are we gossiping about her personal life?

Media has a responsibility to stop sensationalising stories about women and focus on the wider inequalities that affect them.

Mental Health Maladies: Drug Addiction

Star Lifestyle in collaboration with Moner Bondhu, exclusively discusses Addiction Issues namely, the red flags behind the condition, how to effectively overcome them, and much more. We sat down with Mehadi Mobarak, Psychosocial Counselor from Moner Bondhu to discuss ADDICTION and the probable solutions to tackle the condition at first notice.

‘Drug addict’ dies in Panchagarh police custody

An alleged drug addict dies of a heart attack in police custody after he was arrested from Baniapara area of Panchagarh.

Watch out!

The figures are alarming. Every year, an estimated Tk 6,000 crore worth of yaba is sold in the country, which would come to 30 crore pieces of the drug. It is a back-of-the-envelope calculation. Last year, 40 million pills were seized by different agencies, which according to standard calculation is about 10 percent of the total drug that got into the market.

Social menaces to be tackled thru’ sports: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says social menaces like militancy, terrorism and drug addiction will be tackled through sports to build youths as worthy citizens.

[WATCH NOW] Bangladesh's codeine cough syrup crisis

Bangladesh is a major market for addictive codeine-based cough syrup smuggled from India where authorities are trying to crack down.

August 15, 2022
August 15, 2022

A woman is dead. Why are we gossiping about her personal life?

Media has a responsibility to stop sensationalising stories about women and focus on the wider inequalities that affect them.

June 8, 2022
June 8, 2022

Mental Health Maladies: Drug Addiction

Star Lifestyle in collaboration with Moner Bondhu, exclusively discusses Addiction Issues namely, the red flags behind the condition, how to effectively overcome them, and much more. We sat down with Mehadi Mobarak, Psychosocial Counselor from Moner Bondhu to discuss ADDICTION and the probable solutions to tackle the condition at first notice.

June 3, 2018
June 3, 2018

‘Drug addict’ dies in Panchagarh police custody

An alleged drug addict dies of a heart attack in police custody after he was arrested from Baniapara area of Panchagarh.

May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018

Watch out!

The figures are alarming. Every year, an estimated Tk 6,000 crore worth of yaba is sold in the country, which would come to 30 crore pieces of the drug. It is a back-of-the-envelope calculation. Last year, 40 million pills were seized by different agencies, which according to standard calculation is about 10 percent of the total drug that got into the market.

March 10, 2018
March 10, 2018

Social menaces to be tackled thru’ sports: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says social menaces like militancy, terrorism and drug addiction will be tackled through sports to build youths as worthy citizens.

October 15, 2015
October 15, 2015

[WATCH NOW] Bangladesh's codeine cough syrup crisis

Bangladesh is a major market for addictive codeine-based cough syrup smuggled from India where authorities are trying to crack down.

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