Smoking

A seminar titled “Effective Taxation on Cigarettes” organised by private research organisation Unnayan Shamannay at the Bishwa Sahitya Kendra held on 26 Sep. Photo: TBS
Health

Effective cigarette taxation needed to reduce smoking: Experts

A man vapes at a coffeeshop in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 31, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo
Asia

Indonesia raises smoking age limit, will curb cigarette advertising

Labels aren’t the answer. Photo: Bloomberg
Panorama

Cigarette labels were bad. Social media labels would be worse

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Bangladesh

92% of children exposed to second-hand smoke in Bangladesh, study finds

More pennies per puff: Tobacco prices to rise
Budget

More pennies per puff: Tobacco prices to rise

Tobacco industry aims to hook new generation on vapes, WHO says
Health

Tobacco industry aims to hook new generation on vapes, WHO says

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Panorama

Warning: Banning smoking can endanger your political health

When not smoking becomes your biggest barrier to fit in
Thoughts

When not smoking becomes your biggest barrier to fit in

An illustration picture shows cigarettes in their pack, October 8, 2014. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/Illustration/File Photo
World+Biz

New Zealand set to scrap world-first tobacco ban

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Bangladesh Economic Association proposes 70% tax on cigarettes, tobacco

A man smokes a disposable vape, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Britain, 14 September, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Carl Recine/File Photo
World+Biz

UK government to ban disposable vapes to prevent use by children

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Health

Vaping while pregnant: What we know

New Zealand in 2022 passed laws to restrict and eventually ban cigarette sales to future generations. Photo courtesy BBC
World+Biz

New Zealand govt to abandon anti-smoking laws, health experts criticise