Shirin Akhter, MP demanded the passage of draft amendments to the Tobacco Control Act for the protection of public health
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has promised to make Bangladesh tobacco-free by 2040. Shirin Akhter, Member of Parliament of Feni-1 Constituency and General Secretary of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) feel that the draft amendments to the Tobacco Control Act made by the Ministry of Health should be passed quickly for materializing the promise by the PM. He said this in a press conference at the National Press Club on the morning of September 20. The Press Conference was organized by Dhaka Ahsania Mission.
Shirin Akhter also said in the speech of the chief guest in this press conference entitled "Demand for quick passing of the draft amendments to the Tobacco Control Act made by the Ministry of Health" organized by the Dhaka Ahsania Mission, that various institutions can take the initiative to...