Dhaka, April 23 -- Speakers at a seminar today proposed raising the price of low-tier cigarettes to boost revenue generation for the government and also minimise health risks.

They said although the low-tier cigarettes occupy almost 75 per cent of the whole industry, their price remained unchanged over the last two years. As a result, the number of smokers at this level is not declining.

The speakers came up with such suggestions at a seminar organised jointly by Dhaka Ahsania Mission and the Economic Reporters' Forum (ERF), titled 'Tobacco Price and Tax', held at the ERF auditorium in the capital on Saturday, according to a press statement.

Presided over by ERF President Sharmeen Rinvy, its general secretary SM Rashidul Islam, Dhaka A...