World No Tobacco Day 2009 Observed around the Country

Pratyasha, Manobik, BATA Activities in Dhaka City


	World No Tobacco Day Activties Dhaka 2009

BATA organized day long Tobacco control activities exhibition

An Tobacco Control activities Exhibition was held in Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy calling upon development of public health and developing Tobacco control law to reduce tobacco related illness, imposing high tax on tobacco products through elaborate functions as discussion meeting, Tobacco Control award giving ceremony, rally and submitting memorundum to NBR. (More)

BATA and SCOP organized human chain demanding on

increase of Tobacco Tax

BATA and SAForganized human chain demanding

Tobacco Control Law Amendment

SAF collaborating with Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA) organized a Human Chain to celebrate World Health Day-2009.

A demand to strengthen and amend the Cigarette and Tobacco Products Consumption (Control) law to prevent the diseases arises from tobacco Consumption was made in the Human Chain. Executive Director of SAF, Mir Abdur Razzak attended the function. Firoj Ahmed from ALO, coordinator of Natun Pother Tansen The Hunger Project Sabur Khan, Saiful Islam of Padakhep Consortium were also present.

The speakers said that Cigarette and Tobacco Products Consumption (Control) law is an important initiative taken by the Government that results in significant advancement in tobacco control.

Graphic Health Warning demanded for Tobacco Products

The present written tobacco health warning is of no use as most of the people in Bangladesh are illiterate. So, graphic health warnings for tobacco products are much needed for mass understanding of the messages regarding the damages done by tobacco. The demand was made by the Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance and Madok Drabya-O- Nesha Birodhi Council (Manobik). The human chain took place at Shahbagh in front of the National Museum on 04 April 2009 at 11 a.m.

(More Picture and Pess release English and Bangla)

Smoke free councilor office of Khulna City Corporation

Under the activities of making Public places smoke free, the councilor office of ward no 25 was declared smoke free on March 31, 2009. This office is one of the public places in ward no 25. Many people visit this place every day. By making this place smoke free, much awareness will be created among the common people. (More English and Bangla)

Activities of RAAC in the village of Goloknagar in Shailkupa, Jhinaidah

School Teacher Md. Hasanuzzaman has taken praiseworthy initiatives to make village Goloknagar smoke free. By his leadership Goloknagar has become smoke free through regular meetings. (More English and Bangla)

Pratyasha Seminer on Smoke Free Restaurants, 29 March 2009

Human Chain, Demanding on “Ban on Tobacco Cultivation in the Hill Tracts”

Date 21 March 2009, Press Release (Bangla and English)