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Sep92025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Demand for Swift Passage of Proposed Amendment to the Tobacco Control Law

To safeguard public health and move towards a tobacco-free Bangladesh, Development Organisation of the Rural Poor-DORP organized a national seminar on Tuesday, 9 September 2025, at the CIRDAP Auditorium in Dhaka. The event was titled “The Urgent Need to Pass Proposed Amendment to the Tobacco Control Law for Public Health Protection.” The seminar began with a welcome address by A.H.M. Noman, Founder and Chief Executive of DORP, followed by a keynote presentation by Mohammad Zobair Hasan, Deputy Executive Director of DORP. In his paper, Hasan highlighted six major proposals included in the draft amendment prepared by the Health Services Division in line with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). These are: eliminating designated smoking areas in public places and transpo...

Sep82025 by TS ReportNo Comments

647 Public Transport Drivers Trained by DAM and BRTA

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With the aim of proper implementation of Smoking and Use of Tobacco Products (Control) Act (Amendment-2013) initiative of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority-BRTA and Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Health Sector training has been provided to 647 public transport drivers at the Zoar Sahara BRTC Bus Depot in capital on September 8, 2025. Adut Rahman Imon, Program Officer of the Tobacco Control Project of the Health Sector of DAM, presented a documentary on the implementation of the Tobacco Control Act and health damage among professional drivers. In the training public transport drivers (Bus, CNG, Laguna, Tempu) are informed about the bad effects of direct and indirect smoking, health hazards, and tobacco control laws. Passengers, especially women and children, are indirectly exposed to smoke ...

Sep42025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Over Half a Million Hypertension Patients Receive Free Treatment Under Bangladesh Hypertension Control Initiative

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Under the Bangladesh Hypertension Control Initiative (BHCI), a total of 518,148 patients with high blood pressure have so far received free treatment and medicines from Upazila Health Complexes, with 57 percent achieving controlled blood pressure. In Dhaka Division alone, 113,192 patients are currently under treatment, of whom 58 percent have their blood pressure under control. The information was shared at a divisional coordination meeting held today (Thursday) at the office of the Divisional Director (Health), Dhaka. The meeting discussed the progress and future plans of the Bangladesh Hypertension Control Initiative, implemented under the Non-Communicable Disease Control (NCDC) Program of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), with technical support from the National Hear...

Sep12025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Humanitarian Leaders Calledfor Gender-Sensitive Protection for Rohingya Women

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On the eighth year of displacement from Myanmar’s Rakhine State, ActionAid Bangladesh has released a new study exploring the protection risks and future aspirations of Rohingya women and adolescent girls living in Bangladesh. The research sheds light on the multiple challenges shaping their lives. According to the study, sexual harassment was identified across all camps as the ‘Top Concern’. Child marriage and polygamy have become widespread, while nearly half of respondents (48%) stressed the urgent need for counselling for men and boys. The proliferation of armed groups and drugs within the camps further threatens the security and wellbeing of women and girls. On the question of the future, most women (ranging from 50% to 82% depending on the camp) desiredsafe and dignified return to Mya...

Aug282025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Govt. steps up efforts to tackle hypertension and other NCDs- Speakers at journalists’ workshop

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The prevalence of hypertension and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are surging rapidly, posing a severe threat to public health. To tackle this growing challenge, a substantial portion of the health sector's budget should be directed toward combating hypertension. Such demands were made at a workshop for journalists titled "Hypertension Control in Bangladesh: Progress, Challenges and Way Forward", held on 26 August 2025 at the BIP Conference Room in Dhaka. The workshop was organized by research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) with support from Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI). Twenty-six journalists working in print, television and online media participated in the workshop. It was informed at the workshop that 35 ministries and divisions of the gove...

Aug272025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Demand for Immediate Passage of the Draft Amendment to the Tobacco Control Law

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Speakers have called for the immediate passage of the draft amendment to the Tobacco Control Law to protect public health and reduce tobacco-related deaths, along with the implementation of Article 5.3 of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). The demand was made on Wednesday (27 August) at a media briefing organized by Dhaka Ahsania Mission titled “Implementation of WHO FCTC and Urgent Passage of the Draft Amendment to the Tobacco Control Law.” The discussion was attended by National Press Club President Hasan Hafiz, Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) General Secretary M. M. Badsha, Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) General Secretary Abul Kashem, Bangladesh Health Reporters Forum President Rashed Rabbi, Dhaka Ahsania Mission Ex...

Aug262025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Trauma Can Have Long-Term Effects on Both Physical and Mental Health: Experts Warn

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Trauma can leave lasting impacts not only on mental well-being but also on physical health, said renowned psychiatrist Professor Dr. Md. Zahir Uddin at a family awareness session held at Dhaka Ahsania Mission’s Health Sector Office in Shaymoli today. Speaking to parents and guardians of patients currently undergoing treatment at the Ahsania Mission Female ’s Drug Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, Professor Zahir Uddin explained that trauma is a psychological wound triggered by frightening, distressing, or painful events. Such experiences may lead to disorders such as anxiety, depression, and emotional instability. “Trauma affects people differently,” he said. “While some individuals can recover over time, others may suffer from long-term psychological consequences. Child...

Aug262025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Call Not to Violate WHO FCTC Article 5.3 in Amending the Tobacco Control Law

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Development Organisation of the Rural Poor- DORP has urged the government to abandon its decision to take the opinion of tobacco companies in the amendment of the Tobacco Control Law. Instead, they called for the immediate passage of the proposed amendment and for ensuring that Bangladesh does not violate Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). This call was made at a press conference titled “Strengthening the Tobacco Control Law and Expectations from the Government for Implementing WHO FCTC and Complying with Article 5.3”, held on Tuesday (26 August 2025) at the National Press Club in Dhaka. Presenting the keynote paper, Dr. Abu Muhammad Zakir Hossain, President of the Community Clinic Health Support Trust, said that every year tobacco-related diseases...

Aug232025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Revoke Meeting with Tobacco Company and Ensure Rapid Passage of Amendment to the tobacco control law: Anti-Tobacco Youth March Demands

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The government must ensure quick passage of the existing draft amendment proposal of the tobacco control law prepared by Health Ministry to safeguard the youth from deadly tobacco and revoke its decision to hold meeting with tobacco companies on the issue of tobacco control law amendment proposal. Such demands have been raised today (23 August 2025, Saturday) from an anti-tobacco Youth March, that took place in the capital. The Youth March commenced at the Central Shaheed Minar and ended at Shahbagh. Renowned Economist and Former Adviser to the Caretaker Government, Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman, inaugurated the event and delivered the welcome address. He said, “The harmful effects of tobacco are scientifically undeniable. I express my solidarity with the young people united here today in the...

Aug192025 by TS ReportNo Comments

Gonoshasthya Nagar Doctors Demand Swift TC Law Amendment, Urge Cancellation of TI Meetings

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The Gonoshasthaya Kendra has demanded the swift passage of the proposed amendments to the existing Tobacco Control Act and called on the government to cancel its meetings with tobacco companies, citing a violation of Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). The demand was made at a seminar organized by the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh on Tuesday (19 August) titled “The Importance of Amending Tobacco Control Law to Protect Non-Smokers: The Role of Physicians.” Speakers at the seminar emphasized that seeking the opinion of tobacco companies during the amendment process is unacceptable. They said it constitutes a direct violation of WHO FCTC Article 5.3 and poses a serious threat to public health. They urged the government to withdraw this decisi...