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BATB violating tobacco control law!

British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) is aggressively displaying advertisement of its cigarette brands, violating the tobacco control law of the country. Recently, anti-tobacco activists noticed that BATB representatives were installing new point-of-sale at a departmental store in the Lalmatia area of the capital, displaying advertisement of its new brand Star New cigarette nearby and shooting videos on spot. What is extremely concerning is that there are numerous schools, coaching centers and other educational institutions near that departmental store and BATB is mainly trying to lure the impressionable children into the habit of smoking. Notably, the punishment for advertising tobacco and tobacco products, under the existing law, is a simple imprisonment or a monetary fine not exceeding Tk. 100,000 or both the penalties and if the offence is found again, the punishment will be doubled.