Advocacy with Ministers and MPs and handed over the fact sheet and sticker on tobacco tax

As part of DAM’s tobacco tax campaign program DAM’s Tobacco control program team members met with five Ministers and handed over the fact sheet and sticker on tobacco tax. On 18.04.2017, 20.04.2017 and 04.05.2017 Md. Mukhlesur Rahman, Project Coordinator and Sharmeen Rahman, Program Officer of DAM Tobacco Control Program met with Mr. Rashed Khan Menon, MP, Minister, Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, Engineer Mossarraf Hossain, MP, Minister, Ministry of Housing and Public Works, Mr. Asaduzzaman Noor, MP, Minister, Ministry of Cultural Affairs,  Shri. Biren Shikder , MP, State Minister, Ministry of Youth and Sports,  Mr. Nuruzzaman MP, State Minister, Ministry of Social Welfare and handed over the fact sheet and sticker on  tobacco tax.

DAM’s Tobacco control program team members also met with two Members of the Parliament (MP) and handed over the factsheet on tobacco tax as part of DAM’s tobacco tax campaign program.  Mr. Iqbal Masud, Head of DAM Health Sector, Md. Mukhlesur Rahman, Project Coordinator and Mr. Masud Rana, Advocacy Officer of DAM Tobacco Control Program met with Mr. Mustafa Lutfullah, MP (Satkhira-01 and Mr. S.M Jaglul Haider, MP ( Satkhira-04) on 04.05.2017  and handed over the factsheet and sticker on tobacco tax.

On the other hand, Mr. Iqbal Masud, Head of DAM Health Sector meet with Mr. Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed, Prime Minister’s representative of Parliamentary Standing Committee for Commerce Ministry, former Chairman of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and Member, Council of Advisor Bangladesh Awami League.

During the meeting team members highlighted the importance of imposing higher tobacco tax and requested them to raise their voice in the Parliament for increasing tobacco tax during the budget session.