Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The Bangladesh Health Reporters Forum (BHRF) on Tuesday urged the government to swiftly pass the proposed amendments to the existing tobacco control law and completely exclude tobacco industry involvement from the law reform process to protect non-smokers and the younger generation from tobacco-related harms.

The call was made on Tuesday at a press conference titled "Amending Tobacco Control Law to Protect Public Health: State's Obligation to Implement FCTC Article 5.3" held at the Shafiqul Kabir Auditorium of Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU). The event was organized by BHRF in collaboration with the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh.

Presenting the keynote speech, BHRF President Md. Rashed Rabbi stated that about 37.8...