Chattogram Bureau :
BITA , CAB and ELLMA jointly started activities in the port city to save the adolescents from the curse of tobacco .
These non-govt organisations are working to create public awareness against the abuse of tobacco through cultural activities. Expressing gratitude to the anti-tobacco programs of these NGOs , City Mayor AJM Nasiruddin very recently issued a public circular prohibiting selling, advertisement and publicity of tobacco in any ways within the 100 yards areas of any educational institutions .
With this continuity of the CCC circular, BITA CAB and ELLMA have started submitting memorandums to the ward councillors from December 24 last. Accordingly, such memorandums will be submitted to 41 ward councillors in the city after organising the public representatives, ward based CAB committee and BITA youths .
To free the country from the curse of tobacco by 2040 as declared by the govt and the commitments of the city mayor, vigorous campaign against tobacco is essential. In the meantime, memorandums have been submitted to councillors of 8 No.Sulakbahar Ward, 6 No.Solasahar Ward and 3 No. Panchalaish Ward .
The councilors of the respective wards vowed to the programs of these NGOs . The ward councilors also committed to launch anti-tobacco programs within the jurisdictions of 100 yards of the educational institutions .
Mentionable that according to survey of BiTA , CAB & ELLMA , there are 885 educational institutions in the city and the numbers of tobacco selling outlets are 5,536.
BITA , CAB and ELLMA jointly started activities in the port city to save the adolescents from the curse of tobacco .
These non-govt organisations are working to create public awareness against the abuse of tobacco through cultural activities. Expressing gratitude to the anti-tobacco programs of these NGOs , City Mayor AJM Nasiruddin very recently issued a public circular prohibiting selling, advertisement and publicity of tobacco in any ways within the 100 yards areas of any educational institutions .
With this continuity of the CCC circular, BITA CAB and ELLMA have started submitting memorandums to the ward councillors from December 24 last. Accordingly, such memorandums will be submitted to 41 ward councillors in the city after organising the public representatives, ward based CAB committee and BITA youths .
To free the country from the curse of tobacco by 2040 as declared by the govt and the commitments of the city mayor, vigorous campaign against tobacco is essential. In the meantime, memorandums have been submitted to councillors of 8 No.Sulakbahar Ward, 6 No.Solasahar Ward and 3 No. Panchalaish Ward .
The councilors of the respective wards vowed to the programs of these NGOs . The ward councilors also committed to launch anti-tobacco programs within the jurisdictions of 100 yards of the educational institutions .
Mentionable that according to survey of BiTA , CAB & ELLMA , there are 885 educational institutions in the city and the numbers of tobacco selling outlets are 5,536.
