Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- The interim government has issued an ordinance banning e-cigarettes, vapes and all other emerging tobacco products as part of a sweeping overhaul of the country's tobacco control laws.

The Smoking and Tobacco Products Use (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, was promulgated on Wednesday by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, officials said.

In a statement, the Chief Advisor's Office (CAO) said the amendment was designed to strengthen the existing 2005 tobacco control law, protect the public from the harmful effects of tobacco and nicotine, and bring various regulations under a single legal framework.

The ordinance expands the definition of tobacco products to include electronic cigarettes, electro...