Welcome to THE BANGLADESH ANTI-TOBACCO ALLIANCE-BATA
Video
Upcoming Events
Various plans have been taken to celebrate ‘National no Tobacco Day’ in this year.
Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA), National Anti-Tuberculosis Association of Bangladesh (NATAB), Tobacco Control and Research Cell (TCRC) and Work for a Better Bangladesh (WBB) Trust is […]
On 8-9 February 2021, Work for a Better Bangladesh (WBB) Trust, ThaiHealth, HealthBridge Foundation of Canada, Bangladesh Institute of Planners, and The Bangladesh Anti Tobacco […]
“Conference on Sustainable Tobacco Control in Bangladesh” will be held on January 12, 2021 at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB), Farmgate-Dhaka.
The WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on tobacco taxation and illicit trade in collaboration with the Bangladesh Network for Tobacco Tax Policy and the Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance is pleased to present: Trends in Tobacco Taxation in South East Asia.
BATA and other organizations working on tobacco control have been celebrating 9th October as National No Tobacco Day since 2011. This year they have also […]
LATEST NEWS
“Specific taxation is a major tool in tobacco control” Expert Speakers at the Press Conference
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 […]
Strict enforcement of law is badly needed to stop advertisement of tobacco
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.
Call for finalize of ‘tobacco cultivation control policy’ to save farmland
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.
Necessity of the Implementation of National Tobacco Control Program to achieve the goal of 2040
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.
Demand for specific tax on tobacco products
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.
Live talk show “Aggressive Advertising of Tobacco Products: Impact on Youth”
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.
Mujib100 Year’s events declared smoke free; Thanks from BATA
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.
Laws need to be amended to protect young people
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.
It is Important to Impose Specific Taxes on Tobacco Products
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.
DCTOH 2020 held: Demands for amendment of TC laws & the imposition of specific taxes on tobacco products
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.
Bangladesh Censor Board has Assured to Take Proper Initiatives to Implement TC Law
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 with Secretary and Licensing Officers of LGIs along with Khulna City Corporation, Municipalities & BATA Organizations
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.
Dissemination of research tilled ‘laws and policies creating obstacles to implementing tobacco control initiatives’
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.
Permanent funding & specific workplan must for tobacco control
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.
Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance pays tribute to the martyred intellectuals
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.
Stop the influence of tobacco companies in all public health policies
Tobacco companies are obstructing the implementation of different laws and policies of the country. The Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance and the WBB Trust organized a demonstration program in front of the Shahbagh National Museum on December 9, 2020
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
Stop the fraudulent program of the tobacco company
The new version of the tobacco companies’ deceptive program is “Battle of Mind.” As the prevailing tobacco control law prohibits the direct promotion of tobacco products, advertisements, and incentives, tobacco companies are arranging competitions with their motto to provide jobs but this is actually the promotion of these companions in the name of law violation.
RESOURCES
