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Apr262022 by News DeskNo Comments

Speakers for increasing prices of low-tier cigarettes

Speakers at a seminar today proposed raising the price of low-tier cigarettes to boost revenue generation for the government and also minimize health risks. They said although the low-tier cigarettes occupy almost 75 percent of the whole industry, their price remained unchanged over the last two years. As a result, the number of smokers at this level is not declining. The speakers came up with such suggestions at a seminar organized jointly by Dhaka Ahsania Mission and the Economic Reporters’ Forum (ERF), titled ‘Tobacco Price and Tax’, held at the ERF auditorium in the capital on Saturday, according to a press statement. Presided over by ERF President Sharmeen Rinvy, its general secretary SM Rashidul Islam, Dhaka Ahsania Mission deputy director Mokhlesur Rahman, CTFK Grants m...

Apr212022 by News DeskNo Comments

Tobacco must be controlled to save youth: Speaker

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Smoking among young people has risen in recent times, posing a threat to the country's public health. Therefore, in addition to raising public awareness against the harmful effects of tobacco products, it is important to amend the existing tobacco control law and enforce it, said the Speaker of Parliament Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury MP. She said this while talking to the 'Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum for Health and Wellbeing' at her office on today Thursday, April 12. The Speaker Said, 'The government taking numbers of initiatives to prevent Non-Communicable Disease. But if we could not control the use of tobacco products, all these initiatives will be useless. The use of tobacco products including smoking is increasing among the youth in the country day by day. If we want to ...

Apr192022 by News DeskNo Comments

Huawei Organizes Campus Recruitment Event at IUT

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Huawei Bangladesh has recently organized a campus recruitment event at the Islamic University of Technology (IUT). The top few participant students will be getting opportunity to work with this leading global ICT infrastructure and solutions provider of the world and this country. Abu Raihan Mostofa Kamal, Professor & Head of the Department of CSE, IUT; Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Assistant Professor, Department of CSE, IUT; Md. Fara Newas, Senior HR Manager of Huawei; Md Iftakhairul Alam Shehab, HR Manager, Huawei; Md Khalid Hossain, HR Executive were present at the event. Abu Raihan Mostofa Kamal, Professor & Head of the Department of CSE of IUT, says about this initiative, “We appreciate the fact that Huawei has come to our campus to hire students from our campus. It is fact that ...

Apr42022 by News DeskNo Comments

Letter to 350 MPs for tobacco tax and price increase in the budget

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Kazi Rafiqul Alam, President of Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM), has recently written a request letter to 350 MPs to take a role in formulating and implementing a strong tobacco tariff policy for the upcoming 2022-23 fiscal year budget to increase the price of all tobacco products including cigarettes and to build a tobacco-free Bangladesh 2040 as announced by the Hon'ble Prime Minister. In a letter addressed to each Member of Parliament separately, Kazi Rafiqul Alam said, "Since 2009, the current government has carried out massive socio-economic development, as well as tobacco control activities, has been strengthened." Tobacco use has decreased by 18.5 percent in 2017 (relative reduction) as compared to 2009. Although this reduction in tobacco use in a short period of time is a sign o...

Apr32022 by News DeskNo Comments

MPs are committed to implement tobacco-free Bangladesh: Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum

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Every year, 67% of the country's total deaths are due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), mainly due to the use of tobacco products. Realizing this harmful effect of tobacco, Hon'ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced to make Bangladesh tobacco free by 2040. ‘Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum for Health and Wellbeing’ is a forum related to public health formed by members of parliament, working to achieve tobacco-free Bangladesh by 2040 as the Prime Minister declared. The forum wants to work at all levels to achieve the national goal. These issues came up during a discussion meeting with the journalists on April 2, Saturday at the Nasrul Hamid Auditorium of Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) on 'Tobacco Control Activities to Achieve a Tobacco-Free Bangladesh by 2040'. Former State...

Mar272022 by News DeskNo Comments

Identifying priority projects for accessing international climate finance

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Identifying priority projects for accessing international climate finance a high-level consultation workshop took place at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) recently. Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance, and the Improved Coordination of International Climate Finance (ICICF) project implemented by GIZ on behalf of the Federal Government of Germany, jointly organized the workshop. The objective of this workshop was to engage relevant stakeholders from sectoral ministries, financial institutions, and the private sector to collectively identify and prioritize climate change project ideas for accessing international climate finance for Bangladesh. The workshop also aimed to create a better understanding within the stakeholders on the role of ERD, in th...

Mar222022 by News DeskNo Comments

Strong Campaign Need to Implement Tobacco-Free Bangladesh: Information Minister

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To protect public health, the Prime Minister announced that it is necessary to amend the existing tobacco control law to implement Tobacco-Free Bangladesh by 2040. In this situation, it is necessary to run a coordinated strong campaign at all levels, said the Minister of Information. Hasan Mahmud MP. The information minister stated at a national seminar on 'Achieving a Tobacco-Free Bangladesh by 2040 and Strengthening Tobacco Control Laws and Preventing Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs)' organized by the Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum for Health and Wellbeing at CIRDAP today, March 22. The chief guest said Dr. Hasan Mahmud MP said, “Smoking has immensely decreased in our country according to the percentage. I am very happy that there has been a parliamentary forum working on this ...

Mar132022 by News DeskNo Comments

Necessary steps will be taken to ensure a 100% smoke-free environment in the hospitality sector: Chairman, BPC

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‘Necessary steps will be taken to ensure a 100% smoke-free environment in the hospitality sector. For this, we have agreed to make all hotels, restaurants, and establishments affiliated to Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation smoke-free,’- said Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation Chairman Md. Ali Kadar. He said this while addressing a meeting at the conference room of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation at Agargaon in the capital on March 10. He was the chief guest at a seminar on 'Role of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation in building 100% smoke-free hospitality sector' jointly organized by Dhaka Ahsania Mission and Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation in collaboration with Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK). Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation will also take the necessary steps for this purpose. The...

Mar82022 by News DeskNo Comments

Daraz set to celebrate International Women’s Day 2022

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Daraz Bangladesh, the country’s largest online marketplace, is gearing up to observe International Women’s Day on 8 March 2022. On this occasion, Daraz will be launching exciting offers which will run till 12 March 2022. Also, to celebrate this day, Daraz will be joining the Women’s Day theme “Break the Bias” by changing the entire theme of Daraz app and website to purple - the color of justice and dignity. During the Women’s Day Campaign, customers vising Daraz app and website will be able to find product deals with up to 70% discount along with voucher discounts up to BDT 6,500. Also, Daraz customers making transactions through Bkash can avail of 15% cashback up to BDT 100. Apart from these, brands like Freedom, Parachute, and Trendz are partnering with this special occasion and o...

Feb242022 by News DeskNo Comments

MPs demand two tire cigarette price and increasing tobacco taxes

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Members of parliament demanded the introduction of a specific tax system instead of ad-valorem and increase in prices of all tobacco products, reduction of the existing price tire of cigarettes from 4 to 2 and increase in taxes and prices of low tire cigarettes to protect public health. These issues came up during a discussion on 'Increasing tax on tobacco products in the national budget for the fiscal year 2022-23' at a virtual discussion meeting of the 'Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum for Health and Wellbeing' on Thursday, 24th February 2022. In the meeting, Aparajita Haque MP said, 'The current tax structure on tobacco products is very complex. There is not much profit due to the ad-valorem tax system and 4 price tires of cigarettes. We need to come up with a specific tax system. ...