Tobacco-induced illness claims on average 442 lives each day in Bangladesh. The longer it takes for Bangladesh to amend its tobacco control law, the higher the death toll may rise. Doctors, writers, journalists, and anti-tobacco activists have suggested speedy finalization of the tobacco control law. Speakers said this today (23 July 2023) at 11 AM during a   Read More…»

The Innovation Design and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) Project of the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under the ICT Division of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh is working tirelessly under the proper guidance and direction of Mr. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, MP, Hon’ble State Minister, ICT Division, with the aim of enriching the startup culture   Read More…»

Rotarian Hosne Ara Chowdhury, MPHF, B, MD, PHS awarded as the ‘Best Lieutenant Governor’ of the Rotary District 3282. The leaving District Governor of rotary Engineer M.A Wahab, presented the award to her at Sheraton Hotel in Banani on Sunday (June 25). She also elected as Additional Governor for the year of 2023-24 of the   Read More…»

Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) raised the demand for a quick passage of the draft amendment of the tobacco control law. The organization made such demand today (21 June 2023, Wednesday) during a meeting held at the BMA Bhaban of the capital. It was informed during the event that tobacco companies have become desperate to eliminate   Read More…»

Padma Bank Limited has signed an agreement with the Mobile Financial Service App “Upay” to make financial transactions multi-dimensional, modern, and faster for customers. Padma Bank customers can now send money to the “Upay” account using Padma Wallet and Internet Banking without any charge. The agreement was signed at the PadmaBank’sGulshanHead Office. Padma Bank’s Deputy   Read More…»

Today, the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) launched its flagship report on “Reducing inequalities for food security and nutrition” Despite significant progress in reducing global poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition over the past decades, the world continues to grapple with the alarming increase   Read More…»

Customers of Padma Bank now have the option to independently open Fixed Deposits (FD) and Deposit Pension Schemes (DPS) using Padma Padma Wallet App.Customers do not have to struggle to visit any branch, nor do they need any physical forms, images, or papers to fill out. This process is entirely paperless and digital. A smart   Read More…»

The proposed national budget for FY 2023-24, if adopted, will once again render tobacco products cheaper than essential commodities. This will raise tobacco-related illness and deaths, deprive the government of the opportunity to earn additional revenue, and only benefit tobacco companies. Economists and anti-tobacco leaders have raised demand for introducing specific supplementary duty (SD) to   Read More…»

Bangladesh Parliamentary Forum for Health and Wellbeing has been bestowed with the esteemed ‘National Award for Tobacco Control 2023’ by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as a testament to the forum’s invaluable and commendable contributions towards the advancement of the tobacco control program in Bangladesh.  On Sunday (June 11, 2023) morning during a national program held   Read More…»

Legendary veteran journalist Ashok Ramsarup has been nominated for an international Unite Health Social Media on using information technology when the Covid-19 pandemic took the world by storm. Social media had become a beacon of hope while the world grappled with the disease. Ramsarup who just turned 70 retired from the SABC as a Senior   Read More…»

Members of Parliament thanked the Global Alliance for Vaccine Initiative (Gavi) for announcing the continuation of funding for the national immunization program until 2030 for the purpose of accelerating the vaccination program of Bangladesh and improving the country’s public health. Besides, the MPs expressed satisfaction over the increase in the price of cigarettes in the fiscal   Read More…»

The drug list update committee for community clinics has decided to include the medicines for hypertension and diabetes in the drug list of community clinics to ensure primary health care at the door steps of common people in rural areas. In a meeting of the said committee held on 14th May 2023, it was decided   Read More…»

The bilateral business between Bangladesh and Thailand should be increased as we have the ethnic historical and cultural ties of both the countries went back to years ago. Makawadee Sumitmor, Thai envoy to Bangladesh said in the Courtesy Call of newly elected board of directors of BTCCI with the Ambassador of Thailand to Bangladesh at the Royal Thai Embassy, Dhaka on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. BTCCI placed some important proposals to the Thai   Read More…»

Tomorrow (31 May 2023, Wednesday) is the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). The theme of WNTD 2023 is “Grow Food, Not Tobacco” which aims at raising awareness about alternative crop production and marketing opportunities for existing tobacco farmers to encourage them into growing sustainable and nutritious crops. It will also aim to expose the tobacco   Read More…»

To promote the use of vape and e-cigarettes and to thwart the ongoing amendment of tobacco control law, Voice of Vapers (VoV) and Asia Harm Reduction Alliance recently organized a summit and roundtable in Dhaka on Saturday (27 May 2023). A number of grantees and representatives of the Foundation for Smoke-free World (FSFW), a front   Read More…»