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Raise taxes on tobacco products to protect future generations: Speakers at Nari Maitree discussion
Raise taxes on tobacco products to protect future generations: Speakers at Nari Maitree discussion

Raise taxes on tobacco products to protect future generations: Speakers at Nari Maitree discussion

Engineer Sanzida Islam Tuli, a Member of Parliament from the reserved women’s seat of the Government of Bangladesh, has said that there is no alternative to increasing the prices and taxes on tobacco products in order to protect the country’s future generations from the devastating grip of tobacco. She made the remarks as a special guest at a discussion titled “The Necessity of Increasing Taxes on Tobacco Products to Protect Youth from the Harmful Effects of Tobacco,” organized by Nari Maitree at the CIRDAP auditorium in the capital on Tuesday (May 12).

New Thyroid Protocol unveiled at SNMB's 29th National Conference
New Thyroid Protocol unveiled at SNMB's 29th National Conference

New Thyroid Protocol unveiled at SNMB's 29th National Conference

The Society of Nuclear Medicine, Bangladesh (SNMB), the country's leading professional body of nuclear medicine physicians and scientists, held its 29th National Conference on Friday, April 24, at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka.

Tobacco Control Ordinance Will Be Turn into Law in the First Session of Parliament: Adv. Zainul Abedin
Tobacco Control Ordinance Will Be Turn into Law in the First Session of Parliament: Adv. Zainul Abedin

Tobacco Control Ordinance Will Be Turn into Law in the First Session of Parliament: Adv. Zainul Abedin

Advocate Zainul Abedin, Honorable Member of Parliament from Barishal-3 and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee, has expressed optimism that the Tobacco Control Ordinance 2025 will be turn into law during the very first session of Parliament to protect public health, particularly that of women, children, and youth.

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