Effective Tobacco Taxation Needed to Protect Public Health: Water Resources Minister
Minister for Water Resources Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie has stated that, effective taxation on tobacco products is necessary in the upcoming national budget for the fiscal year 2026–27 to protect public health.
Referring to the BNP’s electoral commitment to controlling non-communicable diseases caused by tobacco use, he further said that the government remains committed to this goal. He added that the issue of increasing taxes and prices on tobacco products to build a healthy, safe, and tobacco-free Bangladesh would be raised at the national parliament and relevant policymaking levels.
He made these remarks as the chief guest at a seminar titled “Need for Effective Tax and Price Increases on Tobacco Products to Control Tobacco-Induced Non-Communicable Diseases for Protecting Public...