Tobacco

Tobacco

Jatiya Sangsad Chief Whip Md Nurul Islam spoke at the Anti-Tobacco Alliance of Women in collaboration with Policy Research for Development Alternative (UBINIG) to protect women's health. Photo: Ministry

Government committed to eliminating tobacco use: Chief whip

The Chief Whip said that the current government is working with the goal of completely eliminating tobacco use and is firmly committed to ensuring that its use does not increase further.

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Experts call for stronger tobacco taxation ahead of FY2026-27 budget

Lalmonirhat fields are now awash with the bright yellow of blooming sunflowers. Photo: UNB

Golden shift on Teesta: Sunflowers replace tobacco in Lalmonirhat's char lands

Not raising cigarette prices potentially benefits cigarette companies more than the poor. Photo: TBS

Tobacco tax policy shift could raise Tk22,000cr over next 10 years: PEB study

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Tobacco control is not only health ministry's responsibility: Farida Akhter

Cigarette packets with graphic pictorial warnings are pictured on the counter of a cigarette seller in Mumbai, India, January 8, 2018. Photo: REUTERS

Indian tobacco stocks tank as government levies new tax on cigarettes

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Inside Bangladesh's new tobacco law: Public smoking fine hiked sevenfold to Tk2,000; Tk5,000 set for using vape

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Bangladesh tops in Asia for tobacco industry interference

Panelists at the dissemination event of the study titled Tobacco Industry Interference Index: Bangladesh 2025 at the CIRDAP Auditorium in Dhaka on Monday. Photo: TBS

Research-based policymaking essential for effective tobacco control: PPRC Executive Chair Zillur

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PROGGA, ATMA welcome tobacco control law amendment, urge swift gazette

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Bangladesh becomes only Asian country to classify cigarette filters as single-use plastic:PROGGA

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Tobacco access for schoolchildren remains widespread: Study

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Health bodies urge swift amendment of tobacco control act to prevent premature deaths