Tobacco Industry's Moves to Shape Policy in BD: Report
November 29, 2020
Bangladesh is still highly vulnerable to the interference of tobacco industry, according to a study report revealed on Saturday.Tobacco companies have managed to exploit the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic to the fullest for their benefit. The tobacco companies have particularly used their Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) as a pretense to infiltrate into policymaking and administration and extract a variety of benefits, the study says. The study report titled 'Tobacco Industry Interference Index: FCTC Article 5.3 Implementation Report, Bangladesh', was disclosed here at a webinar, jointly organized by research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA), reports UNB.
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