Strict action will be taken if “no smoking” signs are not found on transports, according to a press release. The meeting was organized to disseminate baseline survey findings on compliance with Tobacco Control Law on public transports in Dhaka city. BRTA Chairman and Additional Secretary Noor Mohammad Mazumdar was the chief guest at the meeting. The survey found 91.3% of bus drivers and helpers smoked on the bus, even though the Tobacco Control Law explicitly states that public transports should be kept smoke free. As a result, a major recommendation of the survey was to not provide fitness certificate for public transports that did not have no smoking signs.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 23, 2020 14:15 UTC