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NARSINGDI, Nov 20, 2025 (BSS) - Speakers at a press conference here today called for strengthening of the tobacco control law, saying gaps in the existing legislation allow tobacco companies to continue activities that pose risks to public health.

The event, organised by the National Anti-Tuberculosis Association of Bangladesh (NATAB), was held at the Narsingdi Press Club.

Speakers warned that easy availability of tobacco and weak enforcement threatens public health, especially among young people.

They welcomed proposed amendments including banning e-cigarettes, single-stick cigarette sales, and corporate social responsibility activities by tobacco companies, and increasing health warnings on packaging.

NATAB Project Manager Firoz Ahmed, Programme Officer Kaniz Fatema Rushi, Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (SUJAN) Narsingdi district General Secretary Hordhor Das, and NATAB Narsingdi district advisers Md Zainul Abedin and Md Jasim Uddin spoke at the event.