98pc people want amendment
Around 98 percent of the country's people demand amendment to the tobacco control act, said speakers at a programme yesterday.
The habit of smoking has come down in many countries due to pictorial messages displayed on packets of tobacco products like cigarettes, they said.
Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) organised the programme in the capital's Dhaka Reporters Unity to disseminate the findings of a survey carried out by Quark Global Strategies, an international research organisation.
Citing the survey, they said people's opinion on prioritising public health and introducing the pictorial warnings surely prove that people remain strict towards amending the act.
The survey said around 98 percent of the respondents voted to ban sale of cigarettes to under-18 children and approximately 78 percent deem a ban on advertisement and promotion of tobacco necessary.
Around 99 percent people, 97 percent of them smokers, backed a smoking ban in public places, including workplaces and restaurants, it said.
CAB President Kazi Faruque and Ubinig Executive Director Farida Akhter also spoke on the occasion.
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