Tag: Professor Dr ArupRatan Choudhury

Professor Dr ArupRatan Choudhury Bangladesh’s fight against tobacco products has a strong relation to its political environment and health objectives. As the new government led by the BNP, it inherits a major legacy in the implementation of the tobacco control law in the country. Because Bangladesh was one of the first countries in the world to sign the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) (16 June 2003), led by the ruling party BNP’s government and ratified it in 2004, and it came into implementation on 27 February 2005. After the signing of WHO FCTC the story begins back in 15th March 2005 when a government led by the BNP enacted the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) Act. It was a crucial moment when most developing countries were hesitant to take a str...