The second batch of special training course on ‘Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation: Public Health Perspectives’

The second batch of special training course on ‘Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation: Public Health Perspectives’ was held on 13th- 15th November 2018 at Bureau of Economic Research (BER), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. BER organized the training program in partnership with the National Tobacco Control Cell (NTCC), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh with the technical and financial assistance from The Union.

Participants who will complete the program are eligible to receive a Certificate of Competence from the Bureau of Economic Research, University of Dhaka.

A total of 19 participants from different Ministries, NGOs, Media and Students attended the training.

Md. Habibur Rahman Khan, Additional Secretary (Public Health & World Health), Health Services Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh, Prof Dr. Nazma Begum, Director, Bureau of Economic Research, University of Dhaka, Prof Dr. Rumana Huque, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, and Advocate Syed Mahbubul Alam, Technical Adviser, the Union inaugurated the training.