Public health experts in Bangladesh urge increased tobacco product prices in FY2026-27 budget to combat rising ...

Public health experts, economists and anti-tobacco campaigners on Sunday called for comprehensive reforms in Bangladesh’s ...

Experts recommended introducing uniform prices and taxes for both filtered and non-filtered bidi, setting the retail price of 20 sticks at Tk30 with a 50% supplementary duty ...

Economists, physicians and public health experts have called for reforms to Bangladesh’s tobacco tax structure, saying the ...

Dhaka, May 13 -- Public health experts on Wednesday called for a major overhaul of Bangladesh's tobacco taxation and pricing system in the national budget for fiscal year 2026-27, saying a revised ...

Dhaka, May 11 -- Public health experts and physicians on Monday urged the government to increase tobacco product prices effectively in the upcoming FY2026-27 national budget to reduce the growing ...

Some NGOs have criticised the tobacco industry for opposing these reforms. However, that characterisation does not reflect my ...

They cited estimates suggesting that nearly 2 lakh people die prematurely each year from tobacco-related diseases—around 18% of total deaths in the country.

Young doctors on Saturday called for a significant increase in tobacco product prices in the upcoming national budget for ...