Spl drive against counterfeit drugs soon : Nasim

Health Minister of the newly-formed government Mohammad Nasim Sunday expressed his determination of conducting special drive against counterfeit drugs by slapping capital punishment to the producers and distributors for safeguarding public health.
The Minister also said the newly set up drugs testing laboratory of the country will be inaugurated soon and expressed his hope the laboratory will help. With appropriate nurturing, pharmaceutical industry can be turned into a foreign currency earning sector like readymade garments, he added.  
Mr Nasim made the remarks while speaking at a meeting with a representative body of Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI) when the latter called on him at his secretariat office Sunday.
State Minister for Health Zahid Malek, Secretary MM Neazuddin, directorate of drug administration director general, BAPI president Salman F Rahman, lawmaker Nazmul Hasan, BAPI secretary general Abdul Muktadir and Dr Habib-e-Millat were present during the meeting.