Bangladesh is one of the largest tobacco-consuming countries in the world, where an estimated 46 million adults were users of a variety of smoked and/or smokeless tobacco products. Bangladesh ratified the WHO FCTC in 2004, and in 2005, enacted the Smoking and Using of Tobacco Products (Control) Act. The law was amended in 2013. According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) 2017: 43.9 per cent (38.4 m) of non-smoker adults (15+) were exposed to Secondhand smoke (SHS) at different public places including 49.7 per cent exposed to SHS at restaurants and which is a serious public health threat. Bangladesh passed amendments to the law in 2013. They included bringing smokeless tobacco DocuSign Envelope ID: 5EDE179D-FD79-4450-8D7A-40C034957BBF products under the ambit of the law, with prohibition of advertising and mandatory large, graphic health warnings on smokeless tobacco packaging. Now that the law covers smokeless tobacco products, roughly 21 million women, previously overlooked, will be warned about the deadly effects of tobacco use. The project has opportunities to address tobacco use among women. For example, it could take part in an exercise to assess implementation of the FCTC in Bangladesh and in the process, improve its understanding of what further improvements in tobacco control policy can be made, including policies that address tobacco use prevalence among women, children and vulnerable socioeconomic groups. Women are being affected by Passive Smoking in workplaces, private institutions, public places and public transports. In order to save women and children law development and high taxation on all tobacco products including chewable tobacco products. While we visiting different public places, including some hospitals, it was seen that many people were smoking openly there. It has been observed that smoking in public places is going on persistent not only for poor enforcement of the existing tobacco control law that banned smoking in public places and public transport but also for an ambiguity in the existing law. Section 7 (1) of the law stipulates that the owner, caretaker or controller or manager of public places and any owner, caretaker, controller or manager of the public vehicles may mark off or specify the place for smoking. But if there is any designated smoking area in a public place or transport, smoke from it can easily spread to other areas. As a result, nonsmokers visiting the public places are also at health risk. For this reason, it is important to ban the designated smoking area in public places of Bangladesh. The current law needs to be amended to keep non-smokers safe from second-hand smoking. No Designated Smoking Areas (DSA) should be kept in any public place, public transports, parks, shopping malls, and any other public places where women, children and girls roam freely.
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The committee members have promised to issue a strong statement in favor of the law once it is approved by the cabinet and presented in parliament. They are also dedicated to actively advocating for the passage of this legislation. These MPs believe it is crucial to have proper laws in place to control tobacco use in Bangladesh.
Furthermore, the committee has collectively committed to making Bangladesh a tobacco-free country by 2040, as declared by the Prime Minister. By working together towards this goal, these women MPs are determined to make significant contributions to the efforts aimed at eliminating tobacco consumption and its harmful effects from the nation.
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