This presentation on “A contradiction between our state and the tobacco company’: Conflicts of interest and institutional constraints as barriers to implementing Article 5.3 in Bangladesh”. Prepared by Dr. Rumana Huque, S M Abdullah, Samina Huque, Sushama Kanan, Tracey Wagner-Rizvi, Rob Ralston, and Prof. Jeff Collin.   To Read the full presentation please click the download button.

Dr. Rumana Huque, S M Abdullah, Samina Huque, Sushama Kanan, Tracey Wagner- Rizvi, Rob Ralston and Prof. Jeff Collin

This presentation on `Estimating the magnitude of Illicit Cigarette sold as retail in Bangladesh: Findings from Retail Pack Survey’; Prepared by Professor Rumana Huque, S M Abdullah, Nahian Azad Shashi, Professor Linda Bauld, Professor Hana Ross, Professor Anna Gilmore, Rijo M John, Fiona Dobbie, and Professor Kamran Siddiqi.   To Read the full presentation please […]

Professor Rumana Huque, S M Abdullah, Nahian Azad Shashi, Professor Linda Bauld, Professor Hana Ross, Professor Anna Gilmore, Rijo M John, Fiona Dobbie and Professor Kamran Siddiqi

This presentation on `A brief orientation about tobacco industry interference monitoring’; Prepared by Fahmida Islam; STOP Bangladesh Focal Point; STOP, a tobacco industry watchdog.   To Read the presentation full presentation please click the download button.

Fahmida Islam

Background and challenges to implementation: Bidi is one of the major tobacco products consumed in Bangladesh with about 65,000 people directly employed in 117 bidi factories in the country. Along with their some associate labor, a significant proportion of these workers is children. In this context, it is important to explore the child labor situation in bidi factories to […]

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This presentation on `Exchange of views with Hon’ble Members of Parliament’ prepared by Prof. Dr. Sohel Reza Choudhury, Professor & Head Department of Epidemiology & Research, NHF, Dhaka.   To Read the presentation full presentation please click the download button.

This presentation on `Tobacco industry Interference to undermine tobacco Taxation in Bangladesh’ prepared by Progga.   To Read the presentation full presentation please click the download button.

This presentation on `Tobacco Tax: A tool for protecting public health’ prepared by Syed Mahbubul Alam,LL.M, Technical Advisor, The Union.   To Read the presentation full presentation please click the download button.

Syed Mahbubul Alam

This presentation on `CSO engagement to advocate for increasing tobacco tax: Success and challenges’ prepared by Farida Akhter, UBINIG (Policy Research for Development Alternative)   To Read the presentation full presentation please click the download button.

Farida Akhter

This presentation on `Review of Tobacco Tax in the proposed budget to achieve Tobacco Free Bangladesh and SDG targets’ in Bengali. To Read the presentation full presentation please click the download button.

This presentation on `Economics of Tobacco Taxation in Bangladesh’. To Read the presentation full presentation please click the download button.

This presentation on `Tobacco and Health: Tax and Advocacy’ prepared by Professor Dr. Mohiuddin Faruque, Secretary of Bangladesh Cancer Society.   To Read the presentation full presentation please click the download button.

Professor Dr. Mohiuddin Faruque

This presentation on `Rationale of Tobacco Economics’ prepared by Professor Dr. Mohiuddin Faruque, Secretary of Bangladesh Cancer Society.   To Read the presentation full presentation please click the download button.

Professor Dr. Mohiuddin Faruque

This presentation on `Taxing Tobacco: Collecting Revenue and Reducing Health Cost’ prepared by Md. Tariq Hassan, Second Secretary (VAT Policy), National Board of Revenue   To Read the presentation full presentation please click the download button.

Md. Tariq Hassan, Second Secretary (VAT Policy), National Board of Revenue

This presentation on `Economics of Tobacco’ prepared by Prof. Dr. Rumana Huque, University of Dhaka and convenor of Bangladesh Network For Tobacco Tax Policy (BNTTP).   To Read the presentation full presentation please click the download button.

Prof. Dr. Rumana Huque

This presentation on `Tobacco Taxation and Impact on Public Health’ prepared by Prof. Dr. Rumana Huque, University of Dhaka and convenor of Bangladesh Network For Tobacco Tax Policy (BNTTP).   To Read the presentation full presentation please click the download button.

Tobacco Taxation and Impact on Public Health

Prof. Dr. Rumana Huque

This presentation on Environmental cost of Tobacco cultivation prepared by AKM Ghulam Hussain, Professor Dr. Mohiuddin Faruque, Maruf Ahmed, Dr. Iftekharul Huq.     To Read the presentation full presentation please click the download button.

AKM Ghulam Hussain, Professor Dr. Mohiuddin Faruque, Maruf Ahmed, Dr. Iftekharul Huq.

This presentation on the Importance of increasing and modernizing tobacco tax. Prepared by Methun Baidya, Project Officer, WBB Trust.   To Read the presentation in Bengali please click the download button.

Methun Baidya

This presentation on Tobacco Taxes: Country Experiences prepared by Nasiruddin Ahmed, BIGD, BRAC University, Bangladesh; Nigar Nargis, American Cancer Society; Syed Mahfuzul Huq, World Health Organization; M Mostafa Zaman, World Health Organization; Md. Abdur Rouf, National Board of Revenue, Govt. of Bangladesh; Md. Tariq Hassan, National Board of Revenue. This presentation presented at the 12th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health, Bali, Indonesia, on 13-15 September 2018.   To […]

This presentation on Tobacco Taxes: Country Experiences prepared by Dr. Nasiruddin Ahmed, Project Lead, Tobacco Tax Research and Dissemination Project, BIGD, BRAC University.   To Read the presentation full presentation please click the download button.

Dr. Nasiruddin Ahmed

This presentation on Tobacco Tax Myth and Reality. Prepared by Sushanta Sinha, special reporter, JamunaTelevition.   To Read the presentation in Bengali please click the download button.

This presentation on `Economics of Tobacco’ prepared by Prof. Dr. Nazma Begum, Director, Bureau of Economic Research, University of Dhaka.   To Read the presentation full presentation please click the download button.

Prof. Dr. Nazma Begum

In 2014-15 financial budgets, 1% surcharges on all tobacco products is a milestone initiative of the Government of Bangladesh to protect public health.

One of the largest tobacco consuming countries in the world Over 46 million (43%) adults consuming cigarettes, bidis, smokeless tobacco, or other tobacco products.

Effectiveness of tobacco taxation: Global and Bangladesh Experience-Shariful Alam, Lead Consultant, CTFK Bangladesh

Tobacco Tax and Counter TI-Advocate Syed Mahbubul Alam

Tobacco Taxation in Bangladesh: Administrative and Political Constraints. This presentation was prepared by  Dr. Nasiruddin Ahmed, Former Chairman, National Board of Revenue,  Government of Bangladesh.  It was presented at the 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health 2012 Singapore, March 23, 2012.   To read the full presentation please click the download button.