E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (E-CAB)at a discussion meeting urged the government to ban e-cigarettes from the country, a press release said Sunday.
E-CAB members at the meeting also said that cigarette companies are running various campaigns to encourage e-cigarettes among the youth. The speakers said these things in a discussion meeting organized by Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Health Sector on November 18.
Shariful Islam, Coordinator of Tobacco Control Project, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, presented the keynote address on the occasion. He quoted the World Health Organization (WHO) that all emerging tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, have been identified by the WHO as products of deadly harm.
At that time, Sahab Uddin Shipon, Vice President of E-CAB, said that tobacco companies always use various tricks to harm the public health of the country. Currently they have started importing and promoting e-cigarettes in the country and encouraging the youth to get addicted to this drug. Strict measures should be taken to stop e-cigarettes. Legislation should be passed in this regard.
In his speech, Barrister Mahfuzur Rahman Milan said in his speech that tobacco companies are trying to attract young people by disobeying the Tobacco Control Act by promoting flashy advertisements of e-cigarettes on YouTube, Facebook, and other social media. They are also encouraging people who want to quit smoking to use e-cigarettes instead of traditional cigarettes. To stop the spread of e-cigarettes, strict legislation and strict enforcement of existing laws are necessary now.
Presented by E-CAB member Huraira Shishir, the seminar was attended by Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Deputy Director of Health Sector Mokhelesur Rahman and Nutritionist Israt Jahan.
