Tamak Birodhi Nari Jote: Women’s Alliance in Tobacco Control, Bangladesh
According to Global Adult Tobacco Survey (2009) and updates by Campaifn for Tobacco-Free Kids (April, 2014) women are among the 43.3% of adults (41.3 million) of the current tobacco users of Bangladesh. Smoking among women is low (1.5%) but much higher in use of smokeless tobacco products ( 27.9%). About 30.4% women are exposeb to tobacco smoke in workplaces and 20.8% in public places.
Bangladesh passed amendments in 2013 to its national tobacco control law, ``Smoking and Using of Tobacco Products (Control) Act, 2015’’. Smokeless tobacco products werw brught under the ambit of the law, with prohibition of advertising of smokeless tobacco products ( SLT) and smokeless tobacco packgin must display large, graphic health warnings. With coverage of smokeless tobacco produc (আরো পড়ুন )