You know that a new law seeking prohibition of smoking in public places
has been passed in the parliament. Now, write a report on the bill seeking
to prohibit smoking in public places.
ANTI SMOKING BILL PASSES IN JS
Suraia Munni, DHAKA, March 16 : A bill seeking to prohibit
smoking in public places and public transports was passed in the parliament
last night.
The bill was introduced by Health and Family Welfare Minister which invited
some discussions on the merit and demerit of the bill and was finally passed
by the majority of the members. The smoker will be subject to a fine of taka
50 on violating the law. Again, smoking has been prohibited in public places
through this law. The public places include educational institutions,
government, semi-government and autonomous offices, library, lift, hospital,
clinic, court building, airport, railway station, bus terminal buildings,
cinema hall, covered exhibition centre, theatre hall, children’s park and
other places designated by gazetted notifications. The bill also seeks to
provide for restriction on advertisement of tobacco products in cinema,
Government and private TV channels, sale of films or video tapes containing
tobacco products, publication of advertisement in book, magazine, leaflet,
hand bill, bill board, newspaper, etc.
The environmentalists have welcome the enactment of law prohibiting smoking
in public places and expressed hope that the worsening situations are likely
to improve in Bangladesh with regard to environment and sound living.