The initiative to strengthen the tobacco control law to curb tobacco use is a timely one. Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, the agriculture minister said on 9 November 2022, Wednesday while meeting a delegation from research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and ATMA (Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance) at the Secretariat. The meeting was organized to inform the agriculture minister about the progress made by the Health Ministry with regard to the amendment and the potential role the Agriculture Ministry can play in the process. During the meeting the minister said, his ministry stands with full support behind the Health Ministry's proposals for tobacco control law amendment.
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