There is no alternative to preventing tobacco-related deaths and reducing illness caused by tobacco use without strengthening the tobacco control law. The Honorable Health Minister Dr. Samanta Lal Sen said this today (20 March 2024, Wednesday) during...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently called for a ban on cigarette filters and vaporizers, considering the devastating impact of these products on the environment. This time-fitting decision has come as a move towards strengthening the implementation...
Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) has raised demands for an effective hike in tobacco products’ prices and taxes to help the government tackle the fiscal shortfall and simultaneously, safeguard public health. The organization’s latest push...
Nirmal Barua Milon :: In order to increase the quality of health services for the people of Rangamati hill district and its surrounding areas, the first 6-storied facility Rangamati General Hospital in hilly areas has been upgraded from 100 beds to 250...
Press Release :: A human chain carrying symbolic corpses was held today (15 October 2022, Saturday) in front of National Press Club where speakers voiced their demands for immediate finalization of the tobacco control law amendment. The event was jointly...
Leaders of the Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh have claimed that the situation in Corona has deteriorated due to the short sightedness and mismanagement of the government. Corona deaths in the country are on the rise, they say, as the situation...
Staff Reporter :: In order to ensure the public health and handling the Covid-19 pandemic situation, from the department of health services, Ministry of health and family welfare with a notification issued in yesterday 5th July Monday, signed by Deputy...
Press Release :: Today at 6.30pm, Redbridge Community Trust had a zoom meeting with the public health officer Sreeparna Roy from Redbridge Council regarding the vaccine against COVID-19. The issue was that ethnic minority have been hesitating to take...
Press Release :: Urging for the speedy finalization of the “Limiting Trans Fatty Acid in Food Products Regulations 2021″, a virtual human chain has been organized by PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress), National Heart Foundation, Consumers Association...
Tk. 11,000 crore in additional revenues could have been raised from tobacco sector if the proposed tax and price measures from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) were adopted. Adoption of such proposals could have prevented 6 lac premature...