In the Environmental Protection Rules, tobacco-related industries have been classified in the comparatively less harmful orange category instead of the red category. This will create confusion about the harm of tobacco and companies will have the opportunity to take more business benefits. Considering the harmful effects of tobacco on public health and the environment, it is necessary to amend the Environmental Protection Rules 2023 again and re-list tobacco manufacturing companies. Speakers made this demand at a meeting held at Akram Khan Hall at the National Press Club on May 30 (Thursday) at 11:00 am, focusing on World No Tobacco Day, under the joint initiative of the Poribesh Bachao Andolan (POBA), Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA), Women’s Anti-Tobacco Alliance (TABINAJ), and Work for a Better Bangladesh (WBB) Trust. Dr. Lenin Chowdhury, Executive President of Poribesh Bachao Andolan (POBA) and prominent public health expert…

If a specific tax is imposed on all types of tobacco products it will play a major role in tobacco control besides increasing the revenue […]

Various domestic and multinational tobacco companies are continuing to advertise and promote tobacco products in more than 30 ways in violation of the Tobacco Control Act.

Speakers at a webinar have said that it is necessary to finalize the policy to control tobacco cultivation in the interest of ensuring the health, environment and food security in the country.

In order to build a tobacco-free Bangladesh by 2040, it is important to launch a National Tobacco Control Program (NTCP) this year to ensure greater participation of non-governmental organizations and youth and to strictly control tobacco companies.

If the government implements the proposals from the upcoming fiscal year, about 11 lakh smokers will quit smoking, while the revenue income will increase at about Tk 3,400 crore.  

Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance and Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust organized a webinar titled “Aggressive Advertising of Tobacco Products: Impact on Youth” on 18 April 2021.

To ensure the public health protection and overall security, ‘Mujib100 Year’s events’ & ‘Golden Jubilee of Independence’ declared smoke-free and visible signage has been put up at all venues.

A discussion meeting titled “The role of youth in achieving the goal of building a tobacco-free Bangladesh” was held on March 21 2021, in the conference room of the Department of Youth Development in Motijheel, Dhaka.

Economic Reporters Forum, Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance and Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust jointly organized a discussion on Necessary Imposition of Specific Tax on Tobacco Products on February 28, 2021.

First-ever Dhaka Conference on Tobacco or Health 2020 (DCTOH 2020) held at the National Liberation War Museum on 27th February 2021 organized by 31 national/international organizations.

A discussion meeting titled ‘Implementation of Tobacco Control Laws in Films’ was held on 28th January 2021 Thursday with the joint initiative of the Department of […]

Capacity building workshop organized by AID Foundation to increase the capacity of LGI personnel and local BATA members on licensing and TAPS ban issue at AID Complex, Jhenaidah on 27 January 2021.

Research dissemination seminar titled ‘laws and policies creating obstacles to implement tobacco control initiatives’. held on 12 January 2021. Seminar organized by Bangladesh anti-tobacco Alliance and WBB Trust with the support of The Union.

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.

This morning (December 14, 2020) a delegation from the Secretariat of the Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance paid tribute to the best children of the nation by laying a wreath at the Rayerbazar Intellectuals Memorial.