Experts urge strengthening law to build a tobacco-free generation | Others

DHAKA, Sept 20, 2025 (BSS) - Experts at a roundtable today underscored the need to strengthen the law to build a tobacco-free generation. They said that, to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), prevent massive loss of lives, and create a tobacco-free generation, there is no alternative to strengthening tobacco control law. The remarks were made at a roundtable discussion titled "Building a Tobacco-Free Generation: Citizens' Perspectives on Strengthening TC Law", organized jointly by PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and the Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) at CIRDAP Auditorium in the capital, according to a press release. Experts said tobacco is a major impediment to achieving SDGs in Bangladesh. In particular, it undermines SDG Target 3.4, which aims to reduce premature mortality from...