News Category: Tobacco free campaign
YPSA observed World No Tobacco Day’18
YPSA observed World No Tobacco Day’18 on 31st May in 6 districts of Chattogram Division jointly with District Civil Surgeon Office and District Tobacco Control Taskforce. Colourful rally and discussion…
Cox’s Bazar municipality will be stricter to ensure tobacco free public place : Mayor
YPSA jointly with Cox’s Bazar municipality arranged a sharing meeting on “Tobacco free Cox’s Bazar City: our Responsibility” on 29th May 2018 at the conference room of Cox’s Bazar Municipality….
Focal point officer for tobacco control issue to be assigned : Additional Divisional Commissioner
Shankar Ranjan Saha, Additional Divisional Commissioner (General) of Chittagong division declared in a speech that tobacco control issue would be included in monthly coordination meeting’s agenda, while he was present…
Cox’s Bazar municipality issued a circular to keep public places smoke free
Cox’s Bazar Municipality and YPSA are jointly working to develop Tobacco Free Cox’s Bazar city. As a part of this initiative, Cox’s Bazar municipality issued a circular on 20th February 2018 to…
A beach campaign on “Tobacco free Cox’s Bazar city” held in Cox’s Bazar Sea beach
YPSA arranged a beach campaign on “Tobacco free Cox’s Bazar” on 31st December at Cox’s Bazar sea beach to create mass awareness for keeping the sea beach smoke free, for creating…
Planning Workshop on Tobacco Free Cox’s Bazar City held
With the aim to develop a tobacco free model city in Cox’s Bazar, a planning workshop on “Tobacco Free Cox’s Bazar City” was organized on 21st December 2017 at Conference…
Orientation on Tobacco free Cox’s Bazar city for Youth Leaders held
An orientation workshop on Tobacco Free Cox’s Bazar City with youth leaders held on 28th October at YPSA office, Cox’s Bazar. The objective of the orientation is to motivate the…
Mobile court fined “TAVA restaurant” for violating tobacco control law
A mobile court operated in different places in Chittagong on 3rd October 2017. Mobile court fined 10,000 taka to a renowned restaurant “TAVA restaurant” at Khulshi area for having tobacco…
Human chain to protest budget proposal on tobacco held in Chittagong
YPSA with the support of Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, arranged a human chain on 6th June’17 in front of Chittagong Press club to express the reaction and protest the budget…
YPSA observes World No Tobacco Day 2017
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the new guidelines for global development. Formerly, at the 70th UN General Assembly, the global leaders have pledged to reach 17 goals with 169 promises by…
Human chain demanding higher tax rate on all tobacco products
“In order to protect the people from harmful effect of tobacco, excessive taxation on tobacco products will be proposed in the next budget session at the National Parliament.”, said Alhaj…
We will work for Tobacco-free Chittagong City Corporation by 2040 – Mayor A.Z.M Nasir Uddin
As a part of institutionalization of the tobacco control initiatives, Chittagong City Corporation has been allocating budget for implementing tobacco control program since fiscal year 2014-2015. In the current fiscal…
Administrative measures will be taken for enforcing tobacco control law: Divisional Commissioner
“Necessary administrative measures will be taken for implementing tobacco control law in Chittagong division” as declared by Ms. Syeda Sarowar Jahan, Divisional Commissioner (Acting), Chittagong, in a sharing meeting on…
YPSA organized workshop on “Implementation of Tobacco Control Law in Noakhali”
YPSA and ABSA jointly organized a workshop on “Implementation of Tobacco Control Law in Noakhali” with the assistance of Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and Bloomberg Philanthropies on 27th February 2017…
Tobacco control issue to incorporate as agenda in MCM – Deputy Commissioner of Comilla
YPSA and Shristi Somaj Kollan Sangstha jointly organized a workshop on “Implementation of Tobacco Control Law in Comilla” with the assistance of Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and Bloomberg Philanthropies…
Workshop on “Implementation of Tobacco Control Law in Chittagong” held with government officials
YPSA organized a workshop on “Implementation of Tobacco Control Law in Chittagong” with the assistance of Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and Bloomberg Philanthropies on 16th February at the conference room…
Workshop on “Implementation of Tobacco Control Law in Rangamati” held with government officials
YPSA organized a workshop on “Implementation of Tobacco Control Law in Rangamati” with the assistance of Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids and Bloomberg Philanthropies on 30th January 2017 at the conference…
Divisional Commissioner of Chittagong says tobacco control issue to be added as an agenda in their MCM and monthly report
“Tobacco control issue will be included as an agenda in Monthly Coordination Meeting (MCM) and monthly report in Chittagong Division” as declared by Divisional Commissioner of Chittagong Md. Ruhul Amin,…
Human chain and candlelight vigil held at Chittagong
Human chain and candlelight vigil in memory of those who died caused by tobacco related disease arranged by YPSA in front of Shadhinota complex, Chittagong on January 1, 2017. Members…
Chittagong City Corporation allocated 20 million taka for smoke free program
Mr. A. Z. M Nasir, Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation declared budget of City Corporation for the fiscal year of 2016-2017 on 9 October . For the implementation of the smoke free…