Tobacco

52 MPs Urge to increase Tobacco Tax in Budget
Companies

52 MPs Urge to increase Tobacco Tax in Budget

Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum for Health and Wellbeing’ made the demand at a meeting held with NBR chairman Mr. Abu Hena Md. Rahmatul Munim at the National Revenue Building Office

Cigarettes on the silver screen has become a major headache for anti-tobacco campaigns across the world in fighting tobacco promotion. Photos: Collected
Panorama

Do portrayals of tobacco on the silver screen increase its usage?

Speakers call for imposing taxes to control tobacco products
Bangladesh

Speakers call for imposing taxes to control tobacco products

Calls made to amend tobacco control law
Bangladesh

Calls made to amend tobacco control law

Children are used to fill up empty cigarettes manually with locally grown tobacco at a factory in Rangpur, Bangladesh. PHOTO: Reuters
Thoughts

Is Bangladesh ready to control a tobacco epidemic?

French President Emmanuel Macron is seen addresses the nation about the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, on a television screen taken March 16, 2020. Reuters/Eric Gaillard/Illustration
World

France's Macron aims to tackle tobacco and alcohol in 10-year cancer plan

The delegates from PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress), a research and advocacy organisation, and the Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) met Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Strict steps to be taken to control tobacco use: Health minister

Representational Image. File Photo: Reuters
Bangladesh

Upcoming tobacco factory stands in the way of ‘a tobacco-free nation’

Rowshon Ara Mannan urges govt to prevent loose selling of tobacco products
Health

Rowshon Ara Mannan urges govt to prevent loose selling of tobacco products

Tobacco cultivation is declining every year in the northern region of the country as the farmers’ awareness grew about the land getting infertile for other crops. The farmers have also gotten aware about the health risk and planting vegetables in the region. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS
Agriculture

Northern tobacco growers turn to vegetable cultivation

A logo is pictured at the World Health Organization (WHO) building in Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2020. Picture taken February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Health

Bangladesh on WHO’s global tobacco quitting campaign list

Tea replacing tobacco in Rangpur
Agriculture

Tea replacing tobacco in Rangpur

Tea replacing tobacco in Rangpur Agriculture – Bangladesh.Photo/TBS
Bangladesh

Tea replacing tobacco in Rangpur Agriculture – Bangladesh