DHAKA, Jan. 30 -- Doctors on Thursday called for an amendment to the Tobacco Control Law to reduce Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), which are majorly caused by tobacco use, including heart disease, stroke, and chronic respiratory diseases.

Over 161,000 premature deaths in Bangladesh occur each year due to tobacco, all of which are preventable. To address this, the draft amendment proposed by the Ministry of Health must be passed immediately, they said at a seminar

The seminar titled "Progress on Amendments to Tobacco Control Law and Engagement of Physicians in Building a Tobacco-Free Bangladesh" was held at the CIRDAP Auditorium National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh organised it.

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