Dhaka, July 24 -- Biri workers, labor leaders, youth activists, journalists, and civil society members formed a human chain in front of the Tangail District Press Club on Wednesday, urging the government to strengthen the country's tobacco control law. The event, organized by the Development Organization of the Rural Poor (DORP), aimed to protect public health and support the national goal of a tobacco-free Bangladesh.
Speakers at the event, including Nazmul Haque, President of the Tangail Regional Biri Workers' Union; Shah Alam Miah, General Secretary; union member Joymon Bibi; and journalist Borhan Talukder, shared the challenges faced by biri workers, especially women and children.
They described the occupation as low-paying and danger...