Data Collection done in Big Tobacco: Tiny Target’s


Pictures tobacco marketing near schools in different places.

The aims of the Big Tobacco Tiny Targets is to provide children in safe tobacco free learning environments by documenting, removing and monitoring tobacco marketing near schools, mobilizing educators and student to take action, and encouraging Government to pass legislation and implements comprehensive tobacco marketing bans.

As part of Tiny Targets campaign data was collected from 8 Divisional City head quarter, 4 district head quarters schools and play grounds. The names of the divisional cities are Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet and Mymensingh. On the other hand data collected from 4 districts head quarter i.e Gopalganj, Sirajganj, Cox’s Bazar and Rangamati. Data also collected from semi urban (12 Upazillas) and rural area of above-mentioned divisions and districts. Data collecting started from 3 December 2017 and completed on 30 December 2017. Data was collected from 159 schools and 23 play grounds. Out of that, DAM collected data from Dhaka, Khulna, Barisal,Sylhet, Mymensingh and Gopalganj districts and 6 Upazillas.