tobacco companies are taking various deceptive tactics to obstruct the development of activities related to public health and tobacco control adopted by the government. Tobacco companies have encouraged corruption in different countries. Also in Bangladesh, British American Tobacco (BAT) Company has adopted corrupt measures. Such mischievous moves need to be strictly prevented. According to article 5.3 of international agreement on tobacco control ‘Framework convention on Tobacco control (FCTC)’, policy (Code of Conduct) needs to be taken in all government institutions. ...

a sit-in program organized by Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA) on 23 November 2016 in front of National press Club, anti-tobacco activists opined this demand. ‘On one hand government's efforts on tobacco control, on the other hand government’s shares in tobacco company and attempt of receiving profits from discouraged product and representation of govt. officials in BATB’s board of directors creates questions about tobacco control efforts to the people’, speakers said. Beforehand it showed that, tricky tobacco companies have invaded tobacco control programs ...

WBB Trust organized the seminar on "Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Article 5.3" in conference hall of Divisional Commissioner in the Rajshahi metropolis on 06 November 2016. Divisional Commissioner Abdul Hannan addressed the discussion as chief guest while Additional Commissioners Munir Hossain and Sultan Abdul Hamid spoke as special guests with Director of WBB Trust Gaous Pearee in the chair. ...

measures is taken for tobacco control by the government to reduce the risks of tobacco-related death and on the other side government share in tobacco companies- these two issue are contradictory. Because having shares in tobacco company creates misperception about government’s initiatives adopted on public health including tobacco control both in national and international arena. Moreover, tobacco companies are violating the law as there are government's secretary-level representatives in tobacco company. So, government’s share and representation should be withdrawn from ...

30 October 2016, anti-tobacco activists urged this in a human chain program organized by WBB Trust on the demand of withdrawal of government's share from British American Tobacco Company in front of National Press Club. In the Program, speeches given by Rafiqul Islam Milon, Advisor of Manobik; Helal Ahmed, Secretary General of Prottyasha Anti-Drug Club; Dr. Md Shah Alam Chowdhury, Additional Register of Dhaka International University; Amir Hasan, President of Green Mind Society; DM Saklayen, President of Janashartho Foundation; Syeda Anonna Rahman, ...