Young Doctors Urge Tobacco Tax Reform to Curb Smoking and Save Lives
One of the main reasons for the widespread availability of tobacco products in Bangladesh is its flawed and complex tax structure. This has led to an alarming rise in smoking among youth and low-income populations. Effective taxation and price hikes on cigarettes are now a pressing need. To address this, young doctors across the country have called for a reduction in the existing four-tier cigarette price structure to three tiers and an increase in prices in the upcoming 2025–26 fiscal budget.
These demands were voiced today, Thursday (22 May 2025), during a human chain organized by the Sandhani Central Committee in collaboration with the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh at the premises of the National Press Club. Over a hundred young doctors studying at various medical colleges in...