Mockery of law
Molla Mohammad Shaheen Dept of English, DU
Recently the BNP led coalition government passed an act to ban smoking in public places. The bold initiative of the government deserves praise. But sadly enough, the law is being shrugged off. The government passed the law without a proper feasibility study. The government does not have the mechanism to implement the law. The government banned the use of polythene bags in our country by enacting a law in 2001. People responded spontaneously. But the act to ban the use of tobacco in our country has not been successful. The law exists only on paper. Needless to say, smoking is very harmful for health. And many people are victims of passive smoking. So to ensure sound health this law is very much timely. The Ministry of Health and Family Affairs took the initiative to pass the law but it did not take adequate steps to enforce it. I hope the callous smokers will be scrupulous enough to obey the law. The government should take necessary steps to enforce the law without any delay.
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