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Mezba Uddin, DC, Chittagong inaugurating the fifth Diabetic Fair at Diabetic hospital premises in the city yesterday.

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42.7 per cent people affected by passive smoking at workplaces

City Desk :A total of 42.7 per cent people in the country are being affected by passive smoking in their workplaces, according to a Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2017.“Tobacco users have declined by 20.3 per cent in Bangladesh in last seven years. In 2009 the rate was 63 per cent and in 2007 it was 42.7,” the survey said.Tobacco consumers have also declined by eight per cent in the last eight years which indicated anti-tobacco measures yielded the benefits.“It...

25 Aug 2018, 12:00 am