‘Over 20 lakh bidi labourers face uncertainty due to heavy taxation’

Bidi factory owners on Tuesday urged the government to reconsider the taxation hike to 110 per cent in the proposed budget is an injustice to 2 million workers employed in this sector,says a press release.

At a press conference at National Press Club in Dhaka, leaders of Bangladesh Bidi Shilpa Malik Samity(BBSMS) accused that the heavy taxation on local initiatives  is  blueprint for destruction for this homespun industry. They demanded that the government must withdraw the proposed hike which would eventually destroy their industry.
At address of welcome, public health specialist Mohammad Abdus Sabur discussed the comparative health risk of bidi and cigarette. 
He opined that, There is less nicotine in bidi than cigarette. There is 48 per cen nicotine in a cigarette whereas bidi contains 30 per cent. So there is lesser health risk in bidi than cigarette. 

Over 20 lakh bidi labourers face uncertainty due to heavy taxation

Bidi factory owners on Tuesday urged the government to reconsider the taxation hike to 110 per cent in the proposed budget is an injustice to 2 million workers employed in this sector,says a press release. At a press conference at National Press Club in Dhaka, leaders of Bangladesh Bidi Shilpa Malik Samity(BBSMS) accused that the heavy taxation on local initiatives is blueprint for destruction for this homespun industry. They demanded that the government must withdraw the proposed hike which would eventually destroy their industry. At address of welcome, public health specialist Mohammad Abdus Sabur discussed the comparative health risk of bidi andcigarette. He opined that, There is less nicotine in bidi than cigarette. There is 48 per cen nicotine in a cigarette whereas bidi contains 30 per cent. So there is lesser health risk in bidi than cigarette.