tobacco cultivation
Vested quarter promotes it to cripple economy, says deputy speaker
Journalists should keep the government aware of the health risks through their write-ups
BSS
Deputy Speaker of the parliament Advocate Fazle Rabbi Mia yesterday said putting their feet into the trap of an international conspiracy, a vested quarter has been trying to cripple the national economy encouraging tobacco cultivation by ruining arable land, reports BSS. He said this while speaking as the chief guest at a view-exchange programme on What is to be done in setting up Health Promotion Foundation to contain the use of tobacco, prevent infectious diseases and assure healthcare facilities. The programme was organised by Work for a Better Bangladesh Trust and Protect Journalists at the media centre of the Jatiya Sangsad in the capital. Attaching importance to Health Promotion Foundation for reaching the healthcare facilities at the doorsteps of the people and for increasing awareness against drugs and discarding the adulterated foods, the Deputy Speaker said public awareness should be raised at the grassroots level on prevention of different diseases and their remedies through coordinated campaign of the foundation. Alongside, he said that journalists should keep the government aware of the health risks through their write-ups.
The Deputy Speaker called upon the Health Promotion Foundation to carry out research activities to check spreading of different deadly diseases. Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad Md Shahabuddin, Dr Md Rustam Ali Faraizy, MP, Md Israfil Alam, MP, Kazi Rosy, MP, and Umme Razia Kajol, MP participated in the view-exchange programme. Senior Vice-president of National Anti- Tuberculosis Association of Bangladesh (NATAB) Mozaffar Hossain Paltu was present, according to a press release.
