Dhaka, July 28 -- Every morning on my way to work or during an evening visit to the bustling markets of Dhaka, I am met with an invisible threat-clouds of someone else's cigarette smoke. As a non-smoker, I never signed up for this. Yet, I find myself inhaling toxic fumes that invade public spaces, sidewalks, and even packed bus stops.

This daily exposure not only disgusts me but frequently makes me assaulted and frustrated. Unfortunately, this is not just my experience-millions of non-smokers in Bangladesh and across the globe are forced to breathe secondhand smoke.

According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) Bangladesh 2017, while overall tobacco use dropped from 43.3?% in 2009 to 35.3?% in 2017, exposure to secondhand smoke re...