Published: 11:38 PM, 06 September 2026
Campaigners seek immediate gazette notification on amended tobacco control law
Development Organization of the Rural Poor (DORP) has welcomed the approval of the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, describing it as a well-timed and important step towards protecting public health, according to a press release received on 27 December 2025. DORP expressed this reaction following the approval of the ordinance at a meeting of the Advisory Council. Mohammad Zobair Hasan, Deputy Executive Director of DORP, stated that tobacco use remains one of the leading risk factors for cancer and other non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh. According to Tobacco Atlas 2025, more than 130,000 people die prematurely each year in the country due to tobacco-related causes.
Mohammad Zobair Hasan, Deputy Executive Director of DORP, stated that tobacco use remains one of the leading risk factors for cancer and other non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh. According to Tobacco Atlas 2025, more than 130,000 people die prematurely
