Tobacco
Hike tobacco tax and price to save lives, earn revenues: ATMA
The Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) on Tuesday urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to impose specific taxes and hike prices of all tobacco products to discourage people from consuming them.
Anti-tobacco platform’s annual conference on Saturday
A platform of 31 organizations engaged in advocacy against tobacco consumption will be organizing their annual conference on Saturday, to be held for the first time at the Liberation War Museum’s permanent site in Agargaon.
WHO launches year- long campaign to help 100 mn people quit tobacco
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a year-long global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 - “Commit to Quit."
Damning report reveals tobacco industry's moves to shape policy in BD
Government's policy agenda in Bangladesh is still highly vulnerable to the interference of the tobacco industry, according to a study report revealed on Saturday.
Holy smoke! German customs seizes 10 tons of shisha tobacco
German authorities have seized 10.2 metric tonnes (11.2 tons) of water pipe tobacco they say was being smuggled into Berlin from the Mideast to avoid import taxes, officials said Thursday.
Tobacco causes 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease: Report
Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a new brief released on Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), World Heart Federation and the University of Newcastle Australia.
Raise prices of tobacco goods: Experts to govt
Experts on Tuesday urged the government to increase prices of tobacco products in the upcoming budget to deter users from using them and generate additional revenue.
Relax tax policy on tobacco products: Speakers to govt
Speakers at a workshop urged the government to relax tax policy and its structure in a short time to build tobacco-free Bangladesh by 2040.
Campaigners target tax policy in fight against tobacco
Dhaka, Oct 24 (UNB)- Speakers at a programme on Thursday urged the government to reform existing tobacco tax policy to further discourage its consumption, also pointing to the revenue stream it could augment.
They also underscored strengthening the National Board of Revenue (NBR) by reforming its legal framework and enhancing its institutional capacity.