Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami speaks at a dialogue organised by Diplomatic Correspondents Association of Bangladesh at the Jatiya Press Club on Monday.

Amend Tobacco Control Law Immediately: ATMA Demands

Staff Reporter :To safeguard public health, Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) demanded immediate amendment to the country’s tobacco control law. The media personnel alliance has presented its demands on Wednesday in a virtual discussion.As per the data tobacco claimed around 161,000 lives in Bangladesh in a year and also causes hundreds of thousands of disabilities. The number of tobacco users still stands at around 40 million which is a matter of grave concern. The virtual meeting, attended by around 40 members,...

18 Mar 2022, 12:00 am