BSS, Dhaka :
In Bangladesh, at least 57 thousand people die every year from eight tobacco related diseases. The rate of tobacco use in Bangladesh is highest in the world. More than 43 per cent of the adult consume tobacco in any form.
According to the World Health Organisation and Bangladesh Government survey, about 3,000 crore taka go down the drain for smoking bidi (low cost tobacco) per year.
Experts say, women and children are most affected by tobacco consumption.
Terming Bangladesh as the biggest tobacco consuming country, experts said, thousands of people here are suffering from lung cancer, cerebra-vascular, coronary artery, chronic obstructive pulmonary and other tobacco caused diseases. For treatment of tobacco- disease affected persons (patients), the nation spends
over Taka 51 billion annually. Shops and point of sales with luxurious decoration matching colour of particular cigarette packs are seen in the city to attract consumers and make new customers of tobacco. The shops have well-designed display showcases with colourful lighting.
Such decorative shops and point of sales matching cigarette pack colours are new promotional tactics of tobacco companies. Tobacco companies are constantly changing their promotional tactics as most countries have banned all forms of tobacco advertisement, sponsorships and promotion, anti- tobacco campaigners told BSS.
In Bangladesh, at least 57 thousand people die every year from eight tobacco related diseases. The rate of tobacco use in Bangladesh is highest in the world. More than 43 per cent of the adult consume tobacco in any form.
According to the World Health Organisation and Bangladesh Government survey, about 3,000 crore taka go down the drain for smoking bidi (low cost tobacco) per year.
Experts say, women and children are most affected by tobacco consumption.
Terming Bangladesh as the biggest tobacco consuming country, experts said, thousands of people here are suffering from lung cancer, cerebra-vascular, coronary artery, chronic obstructive pulmonary and other tobacco caused diseases. For treatment of tobacco- disease affected persons (patients), the nation spends
over Taka 51 billion annually. Shops and point of sales with luxurious decoration matching colour of particular cigarette packs are seen in the city to attract consumers and make new customers of tobacco. The shops have well-designed display showcases with colourful lighting.
Such decorative shops and point of sales matching cigarette pack colours are new promotional tactics of tobacco companies. Tobacco companies are constantly changing their promotional tactics as most countries have banned all forms of tobacco advertisement, sponsorships and promotion, anti- tobacco campaigners told BSS.
