June 09, 2026
Organisations warn excluding e-cigarette bans could trigger nicotine addiction among youth
They say restructuring taxes on tobacco products could improve public health and increase government revenue
Speakers at a workshop said clear warning labels on packaged foods and uninterrupted supplies of anti-hypertensive medicines are key to tackling the growing burden of chronic illness
They stress the urgent need to pass the amendment to reduce deaths and economic losses from tobacco use
Most interference targets tobacco control law amendment, study finds
The organisations hope the ordinance will reduce premature deaths from non-communicable diseases
Tobacco claims around 130,000 lives each year in Bangladesh
According to the latest Global Adult Tobacco Survey, tobacco use among Bangladeshi adults dropped by 18.5 percent between 2009 and 2017
