Youth Demand Higher Tobacco Taxes and Price Hike in Upcoming Budget
Due to the easy availability of tobacco products in Bangladesh, the prevalence of tobacco use and smoking among youth and low-income populations is increasing at an alarming rate. To reduce the accessibility of cigarettes and protect young people from the harms of tobacco, over a hundred students from various universities, along with members of the Ahsania Mission Youth Forum for Health and Wellbeing, organized a rally and gathering to demand effective taxation and price increases on tobacco products in the national budget for the fiscal year 2026–27.
At the gathering held this morning (April 16, 2026) in front of the National Museum at Shahbagh, organized by the Ahsania Mission Youth Forum for Health and Wellbeing, youth participants stated that nearly 200,000 people die prematurely ea...