Anti-Tobacco Alliance has applauded the authorities for declaring the fair premises smoke-free by the book fair organizing committee. To protect the public from the direct and indirect harm of tobacco, the Ministry of Health has taken initiatives to strengthen the Smoking and Use of Tobacco Products (Control) Act, 2005 by amending it. But the tobacco companies are creating obstacles to change the law through various misleading campaigns. Keeping tobacco control laws free of corporate influence in improving public health   In light ...

On 22nd August, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. a discussion meeting was held on 'Current Status and Actions to be taken on Implementation and Amendment of Tobacco Control Act' jointly organized by Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA) and WBB Trust at Nasrul Hamid Auditorium of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU). In the meeting, the demand was made to withdraw the shares of the government from the tobacco company. ...

use is adversely affecting the socio-economic status and the environment. In order to overcome this situation, according to the FCTC, it is important to strengthen the tobacco control laws and make the laws that hinder the control of tobacco up-to-date. Bangladesh has many achievements in tobacco control. The country's government chief has vowed to control tobacco. In the current context, it is important to amend the Tobacco Control Act as well as formulate a strong tobacco tax policy and counteract ...

On 12 January 2021, Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust jointly with Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA), organized a Conference on sustainable Tobacco Control in Bangladesh with the support of The Union. Government and non-government officials, representatives from international organizations, environmentalists, public health experts, agriculturists, media representatives, and anti-tobacco activists from across the country took part in the conference. ...

companies are responsible for creating the social crisis by leading the young generation to smoking and tobacco intoxication. Because, at one side government is taking various measures including formulation and amendment of ‘Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control)’ law to reduce tobacco-related deaths and the severity, on the other hand tobacco companies are violating the law showing disrespect to the constitution and law. On 05 September 2016 in a sharing meeting titled “Sharing Meeting of Compliance Survey on Tobacco Control”, anti-tobacco ...