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News Category: Tobacco free campaign

Participants floating candles on a lake

Candle light vigil to call for stopping preventable deaths caused by tobacco use

To call for stopping preventable deaths caused by tobacco use and also to remember the people who died due to tobacco use, YPSA with the support of CTFK has arranged…

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Mr. Md. Abu Taher, Mayor of Laxmipur Municipality has approved and signed the Smoke free guideline for Laxmipur municipality

Mayor of Laxmipur Municipality approved and signed the smoke-free Guideline

YPSA has been implementing an initiative to promote smoke free public places and local government through developing, enacting, adopting and enforcing smoke free guideline with the aim to protect the non smoker…

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Meeting

Chhagalnaiya Upzilla Anti Tobacco Taskforce Committee meeting held

Chhagalnaiya Upzilla Anti Tobacco Taskforce Committee meeting was held at Chhagalnaiya UNO office on 30 December 2012. Mr. Kazi Shohidul Islam, Upazilla Nirbahi Officer of Chhagalnaiya Upazilla was presided over the meeting. Besides…

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Counselor of 15 no ward of Chittagong City Corporation attaching smoke-free stickers behind the Taxi with the support of YPSA

Ward based smoke-free sticker campaign started in Chittagong City Corporation

Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation adopted smoke free guideline in 2010 to protect people from the harms of smoking at the corporation office and it’s premises. The City Corporation has been…

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YPSA participated in the BCCP workshop

BCCP, a national capacity development organization, has organized a workshop titled “How to Assess Impact of Tobacco Control Program” during 18- 20 December 2012 in BCCP (Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs) training…

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YPSA campaign

Anti Tobacco Campaign arranged at Feni on victory day

On the occasion of Victory Day of Bangladesh, YPSA and Feni Himan Development Foundation (FHDF) arranged an Anti Tobacco Campaign at different places in Feni on 16 December. Stickers, handbills…

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Anti tobacco campaign held on Human rights day’ 12 in Chittagong

YPSA’s Smoke Free project organized an anti tobacco campaign on 10th December’12 on the occasion of Human Rights day’ 12 to highlight the non smoker rights with the support from…

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Meeting with Anti Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) held

Journalists have been urged to raise social movement under Anti Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) to quickly pass the amended version of the tobacco control act 2005 in parliament with provisions…

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Upazilla Tobacco control Taskforce meeting held in Ramu Upazilla

Upazilla Tobacco control Taskforce meeting was held on 21 November 2012 at Ramu Upazilla office. Mr. Md. Abul Kalam, Upazilla Nirbahi Officer (Acting) of Ramu presided over the meeting. Dr. Akhtarul…

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1119 primary schools became smoke free in Cox’s bazar district

YPSA has been implementing the smoke free project in Cox’s Bazar municipality. As a result of continuous advocacy by YPSA and smoke free coalition, Mr. Tapas Kumar Paul, district primary…

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Roundtable on “Tobacco Control in Bangladesh: Chittagong Experiences” held

Round table discussion on “Tobacco Control in Bangladesh: Chittagong Experiences” held on 23rd September 2012, at CIRDAP auditorium in Dhaka, which was arranged by YPSA and United Forum Against Tobacco…

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Meeting on Anti tobacco Program held

YPSA and United Forum Against Tobacco (UFAT) jointly organized a meeting on Anti tobacco Program at Well park hotel and restaurant in Chittagong on 26th July’12 with the assistance of…

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Rally

World No Tobacco Day 2012 observed

Different programs and events were took place to observe the day in the 11 districts including Chandpur, Comilla,  Brahmanbaria, Nowakhali, Rangamati and several other sub-districts of Chittagong division . All the…

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Meeting in Khagrachari

Khagrachori Mayor decided to Approve Smoke Free Guideline

The Mayor , Mr. Rafiqul Alam, of Khagrachori decided to approve the Smoke free guideline in the upcoming AGM of Khagrachori Poroshova. The commitment came in a meeting while the…

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Meeting in Bbaria

Brahmanbaria Smoke Free Guideline Approved

Smoke free guideline is approved by the Mayor of the Brahmanbaria pouroshova and the coalition members of Brammanbaria pouroshova have committed to support the Meyor or Pouroshova to implement this…

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Meeting in Laxmipur

Meetings on Smoke Free Guideline held in different districts

YPSA organized different meetings on Smoke Free guideline with the respective coalition members in Laxmipur, Noakhali and Bandarban. Guideline Preparedness Meeting held in Laxmipur  `Smoke free guideline should not contradict…

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CTFK team met Mayor Manzur Alam

A team of Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK) met with the Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation ,Alhj. Md. Monjurul Alam, at his residence on 29th January 2012 in Chittagong….

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Mayor

Smoke Free messages to be written on holding tax bills and public documents in BrammanBaria and Chandpur Pouroshova

Leadership training held in BrammanBaria and Chandpur The Mayor of BrammanBaria Pouroshova committed to make smoke free environment by declaring smoke free pouroshova. The  mayor was saying this in a…

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KhagraChori Pouroshova set to prepare the smokefree guideline

The Mayor of Khagrachori Pouroshova committed to prepare a smokefree guideline to ensure smoke Khagrachori and agreed to fix smokefree signage in all the public places of the Pouroshova in…

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Nowakhali Pouroshova declared as Smoke Free

“Its a matter of urgency to ensure smoke free pouroshova for protecting our future generation to come from the adverse effect of tobacco use. And there is no other way…

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