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BD Parliamentary Forum for Health and Wellbeing
The leaders of Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum for Health and Wellbeing called upon everyone to be united to stop the use of deadly tobacco products. They made this call at a press conference titled ‘Tobacco Control Law Amendment for Achieving Tobacco Free Bangladesh by 2040’ held recently at the Jatiya Press Club. They said that 67 percent of the country’s yearly deaths occur due to non-communicable diseases, where one of the major causes is use of tobacco and tobacco products. Students of all educational institutions of the country need to be involved to create more awareness to stop the use of tobacco. The speakers said that the parliamentarians should come forward to stop the misuse of tobacco for the betterment of the public health and welfare. Chairman of Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum for Health and Wellbeing Prof Dr M Habibe Millat, MP said, “Bangladesh consumes the most tobacco products in the world. The price of tobacco products is lowest “. “According to the Tobacco Control Act, smoking in public places is punishable up to Tk 300 only. It is important to stop smoking in our public places,” he said.
“We have sent a letter to the Prime Minister signed by 153 MPs to solve the gaps in the Tobacco Control Act,” he added.
