Tobacco consumption and production cost the country Tk 87,544 crore last year, more than double the tax collected from tobacco companies in fiscal 2023–24, according to a recent study.
Bangladesh had a target to cut down the tobacco consumption rate to 29 percent by this year, meaning it is still 2.4 percent behind the goal.
The importance of government policy, not just individual motivation, for health becomes evident when we consider the behaviours needed for a person to stay healthy.
A "smoking zone" in the middle of an otherwise smoke-free area does not protect people from second-hand smoke.
Tobacco usage among those aged 15 and above in Bangladesh dropped by 18.5 percent in the last eight years, till 2017, finds the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS).
