The Women Parliament Members’ Forum against Tobacco has urged the swift passage of the tobacco control law amendments proposed by the Ministry of Health to help achieve Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s vision of a tobacco-free Bangladesh by 2040.

To advocate for this demand, a discussion meeting was organised by Nari Maitree at the Krishibid Institute in Dhaka on Wednesday. The event provided a platform for members of the Women Parliament Members’ Forum against Tobacco to highlight the importance of passing the proposed amendments to the tobacco control law without delay and to discuss strategies for achieving a tobacco-free Bangladesh by 2040.

The event was chaired by lawmaker Shabnam Jahan Shila, convener of the Women Parliament Members’ Forum against Tobacco.
Prominent MPs and members of the forum, including Mahfuza Sultana (Women’s Seat-6), Zara Jabin Mahbub (Women’s Seat-7), Masuda Siddiq Rozy (Women’s Seat-34), Nazma Aktar (Women’s Seat-37), Anima Mukti Gomes (Women’s Seat-29), and Hasina Bari Chowdhury (Women’s Seat-31).