City Desk :
Some 441 people are embracing death daily due to tobacco-related diseases in Bangladesh, causing a growing threat to public health.
It was told at a discussion held on Thursday at conference room of the Civil Surgeon in Rangpur in observance of the World No Tobacco Day-2019.
The district and health administrations in cooperation with the Association of Community Development (ACD) and organised the program.
On the occasion a rally was brought out in the city. Civil Surgeon Dr. Abu Md. Zakirul Islam, Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr. Kaniz Sabiha, Medical Officer Dr. Irfan Ali, District Sanitary Inspector Mahbubur Rahman spoke on the occasion while advocacy officer of ACD Shariful Islam Shamim presented keynote paper.
Some 441 people are embracing death daily due to tobacco-related diseases in Bangladesh, causing a growing threat to public health.
It was told at a discussion held on Thursday at conference room of the Civil Surgeon in Rangpur in observance of the World No Tobacco Day-2019.
The district and health administrations in cooperation with the Association of Community Development (ACD) and organised the program.
On the occasion a rally was brought out in the city. Civil Surgeon Dr. Abu Md. Zakirul Islam, Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr. Kaniz Sabiha, Medical Officer Dr. Irfan Ali, District Sanitary Inspector Mahbubur Rahman spoke on the occasion while advocacy officer of ACD Shariful Islam Shamim presented keynote paper.
