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Call to implement anti-tobacco law 

Jump to full article: The New Nation (bd), 2009-05-04
Author: Staff Reporter

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Speakers at a discussion yesterday called upon the government to take initiatives to implement the Anti-Tobacco Law properly and to develop the law to ensure for avoiding the weak points of the Law.

They also said that the Government has to increase the rate of tax on tobacco-produced goods to discourage people from the tobacco.

They said these at a discussion to mark the concluding ceremony of a day-long Anti-Tobacco Fair organised by Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance at Shilpakala Academy in the city.

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