Seminar on "Importance of Standard Packaging Model to Protect Tobacco Tax Evasion in Bangladesh"
Date: October 5 2023.
Speakers at a seminar said that it has become necessary to introduce the standard packaging for tobacco products as well the plain packaging in order to prevent revenue evasion.
Tobacco Control and Research Cell (TCRC) of Dhaka International University arranged the seminar titled ‘Importance of Standard Packaging Model to Protect Tobacco Tax Evasion in Bangladesh’ at Lakeshore Hotel at Gulshan in Dhaka on Tuesday (October 5).
Barrister Shameem Haider Patwary, MP; Md Harunur Rashid, MP, Abida Anjum Mita, MP were to attend the events physically; whereas Dr Md. Habibe Millat, MP, Rana Mohammad Sohail, MP, and Aparajita Haque, MP joined the meeting through video conference.
Program Manager of WBB Trust Syeda Anonna Rahman moderated the event, while TCRC’s Programme Manager Farhana Zaman Liza presented the keynote paper in the seminar.
President of NATAB Muzaffar Hossain Paltu chaired the event, while Pabna-1 MP Advocate Shamsul Haque Tuku, Gaibandha-1 MP Barrister Shameem Haider Patwari, Nilphamari-3 MP Rana Mohammad Sohail, Lead Consultant of Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK-Bangladesh) Md Mostafizur Rahman, Country Manager of Vital Strategies Md Nasir Uddin Sheikh, Farida Akhter of Ubinig and Shagufta Sultana, Project Director of Aid Foundation, took part in the discussion on the keynote.
Representatives of Grambangla, DAS, Tabinaz and Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA) also attended the seminar.
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