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Students from eight universities in Bangladesh have called for the swift formulation and implementation of Front-of-Pack Labelling (FOPL) regulations on packaged foods to provide consumers with easy to understand information about excessive sugar, salt and unhealthy fats, ensure consumers’ right to know, and contribute to the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).The call was made at the day-long “Youth Voice for Front-of-Pack Labelling Debate Festival 2026,” jointly organized by the Health and Nutrition Sector of Dhaka Ahsania Mission and the Dhaka University Debating Society on 19 September 2026 Saturday at the auditorium of the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka.Students from Jahangirnagar University, Jagannath University, Bangladesh University of Professi...

Anti-tobacco youth advocates of the Development Organisation of the Rural Poor-DORP have demanded protection for young people from the harmful effects of e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches, along with the prompt formulation of rules under the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) Act, 2005 (amended in 2026).The demand was made by more than a hundred anti-tobacco youth advocates at a youth conference titled “The Role of Youth in Protecting Public Health from the Harmful Effects of Tobacco,” organized by the Development Organisation of the Rural Poor-DORP at the CIRDAP Auditorium in the capital on Monday morning (10 August 2026), marking International Youth Day 2026.The conference was attended as the chief guest by Md. Akhter-Uz-Zaman, Director General of the National Tobacco C...

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Youth Urge Rapid Formulation of FOPL Regulations

Youth Demand Protection from the Harmful Effects of E-Cigarettes and Nicotine Pouches