E-newsletter: February 2018 | ||||
জনস্বাস্থ্য সবার উপরে Public Health On Top মৃত্যু বিপণন-১ Death Marketing-1 মৃত্যু বিপণন-২ Death Marketing-2 Death Marketing Around |
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Death Marketing-1NBR to meet on GHW decision sans Health Ministry!
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has arranged a meeting over the decision making on legal implementation of the graphic health warning (GHW) on tobacco packets and to reduce complexities of cigarette packet stamps and band rolls usage which is set to be held on February 20, 2018. Among the meeting participants, the NBR has invited the Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd and Bangladesh Cigarette Manufacturers’ Association (BCMA) whereas the Ministry of Health or the National Tobacco Control Cell (NTCC) under the ministry have not been invited to participate. But in reality, the health ministry is the key stakeholder in implementing the GHW. Anti-tobacco activists fear that the step to avoid the health ministry will help applying recommendations from the tobacco companies regarding the GHW implementation on tobacco packets that will favor the tobacco company business. |
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