Tobacco

Tobacco

Cigarette packets with graphic pictorial warnings are pictured on the counter of a cigarette seller in Mumbai, India, January 8, 2018. Photo: REUTERS

Indian tobacco stocks tank as government levies new tax on cigarettes

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Inside Bangladesh's new tobacco law: Public smoking fine hiked sevenfold to Tk2,000; Tk5,000 set for using vape

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Bangladesh tops in Asia for tobacco industry interference

Panelists at the dissemination event of the study titled Tobacco Industry Interference Index: Bangladesh 2025 at the CIRDAP Auditorium in Dhaka on Monday. Photo: TBS

Research-based policymaking essential for effective tobacco control: PPRC Executive Chair Zillur

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PROGGA, ATMA welcome tobacco control law amendment, urge swift gazette

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Bangladesh becomes only Asian country to classify cigarette filters as single-use plastic:PROGGA

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Tobacco access for schoolchildren remains widespread: Study

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Health bodies urge swift amendment of tobacco control act to prevent premature deaths

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Bangladesh is leading South-East Asia's fight against tobacco: WHO

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Tobacco a major barrier to Bangladesh's SDGs, NCD death reduction target: Experts

Speakers and journalists pose for a photo at a workshop in Dhaka on Wednesday. Photo: Courtesy

Health reporters reject tobacco industry input on law amendment

NBR Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan addressing a seminar, titled "Activities Taken in the Budget for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Regarding Income Tax, VAT, and Customs", at the NBR headquarters at Agargaon today, 4 August, 2025. Photo: TBS

Rising influx of illegal cigarettes curbed tobacco sector revenue in FY25: NBR chairman

Experts at an anti-tobacco press conference in the capital on 19 June 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Experts urge merger of low and medium cigarette tiers to curb tobacco use, boost revenue