6-week media campaign on Tobacco Control Law begins Wednesday
A six-week media campaign styled 鈥楤an on Tobacco Advertisement, Promotion and Sponsorship (TAPS)鈥� begins on Wednesday to make people aware about the tobacco control law.
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Three price tiers of cigarette sought to hike revenue
Research and advocacy organisation PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance have urged policymakers to reduce the number of cigarette price tiers from 4 to 3 in the upcoming national budget for the financial year 2025-26...
S鈥檖ore-Indian tobacco co to invest $9.24m in BEPZA EZ
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority has signed a lease agreement with Allied Tobacco Company Limited, a Singapore-India-owned company, to establish a 100 per cent export-oriented cigarette manufacturing industry in the BEPZA Economic Zone...
TOBACCO CONTROL REFORM: Legal challenges and progress
THE rate of tobacco use in Bangladesh is alarmingly high, posing significant challenges to public health, the economy and the environment. According to the World Health Organisation, tobacco-related diseases are responsible for eight million deaths annually, with 1.3 million of these attributed to passive smoking. In Bangladesh, 35.3 per cent of adults use tobacco, with...
Govt to formulate policy on tobacco cultivation: Adviser
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter on Monday said that the government was working to formulate a policy for controlling the production and cultivation of tobacco...
BAT shares slump as cigarette group faces headwinds
British American Tobacco shares slumped on Thursday as it warned of tougher regulatory headwinds in Australia and Bangladesh after a sizeable writedown in Canada dampened its return to profit...
NBR to conduct drive against illegal tobacco trading
The National Board of Revenue has decided to conduct drive against illegal tobacco trading in the market to secure revenue collection from the sector...
Cigarette overpricing causes Tk 3,784cr revenue loss: study
Tobacco companies in Bangladesh evaded government revenue of Tk 3,784 crore during the 2023-24 fiscal by selling cigarettes at prices higher than the maximum retail price printed on the packets, a new study revealed on Wednesday...
Imposing taxes key to curbing tobacco use, but not only solution: adviser
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter has said that imposing taxes is one of the most effective methods for reducing tobacco consumption, though she emphasised that it is not the only solution.
Tobacco tax increase demanded to protect public health
Public health campaigners, researchers and activists at a dialogue on Tuesday demanded increased taxes on tobacco to increase revenue and protect public health....
BATB to invest Tk 28.38cr to boost production
British American Tobacco Bangladesh has announced plans to invest Tk 28.38 crore to boost its production capacity, according to a disclosure made on the Dhaka Stock Exchange website on Thursday.
Tobacco products to be cheaper compared to essential commodities: campaigners
Two anti-tobacco platforms PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) claimed that the proposed national budget for FY2024-25, if adopted, will once again make tobacco products cheaper and more affordable....
Monisha Abraham to join BAT Bangladesh as managing director in July
Monisha Abraham will replace Shehzad Munim as the managing director of British American Tobacco (BAT) Bangladesh, effective from July 1, 2024, said an official announcement on Saturday.
Tobacco turns cheaper than essential goods: speakers
Economists and anti-tobacco campaigners, at a press conference on Saturday, said that prices of tobacco products turned cheaper than the daily essentials in...