Amendment needed to eradicate tobacco like fascism: Adviser Farida Akhter - The

Adviser to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Farida Akhter, has said that tobacco must be eradicated from the country, just like fascism, through the passage of the Tobacco Control law amendment, a press release said. She made this remark on Wednesday (September 17) while addressing as chief guest at a discussion titled “The Importance of Strengthening the Tobacco Control Law to Protect the Health of Women, Children and Youth” organized by Nari Maitree at the Kobi Shamsur Rahman Seminar Hall of Bangla Academy. She said, “I thank the Ministry of Health for bringing the amendments to the Cabinet. But the excuse of revenue is causing delays in passing them. We have formed a high-level committee and held two meetings....