
World No Tobacco Day Tomorrow
The World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) will be observed tomorrow (31 May 2024, Friday) around the globe. The global theme of WNTD 2024 is "protecting children from tobacco industry interference". In Bangladesh, the event will be observed under the title "Tamak Companir Hastokkhep Pratihato Kari, Shishuder Surokkha Nishchit Kori".
According to 2022 World Health Organization (WHO) data, globally at least 37 million young people, aged 13–15 years, use some form of tobacco on a regular basis. Tobacco industry often employs a number of ill tactics to get the children and adolescents hooked their deadly brands. The list of cunning tactics includes: marketing flavoured tobacco products, making tobacco products available near educational institutions, using social media celebrities to promote tobacco br...