In the name of part-time jobs, Tobacco
Companies have now engaged youngsters (mostly college and university
students) to promote their harmful products at sales points, superstores and
roadside tea stalls in Dhaka city, violating the amended tobacco control law.
This fact has been explored by one of our ATMA members Kamal Uddin Ahmed
published on state run news agency
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) on 26
January, 2014. The report says, encouraged by the tobacco company’s offers, the
students spend most of their scheduled time at roadside tea stalls to woo
customers, but this does not ends here. The technique of influential tobacco
companies helps young people start smoking. They, in company uniforms, were
seen in front of tea stalls convincing stall owners with cigarettes and
smokeless tobacco products. Some of them were seen decorating stalls using
colourful leaflets inscribed with promotional remarks, says the report.
See the full report:
The report also carried in today’s newspapers:
Simultaneously, some of the Tobacco
Companies are using modern communication devices (laptop, computer etc.) in
a very innovative way to attract youngsters through screening video-advertisement
of cigarette to them at point-of-sales. This case has been found in Meherpur
district, revealed by a TV report telecasted on Independent TV yesterday on 26
January 2014.
Watch the full report:
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