This is regarding the Dhaka City Restaurant Baseline Survey which was conducted to check the compliance of the tobacco control law of Dhaka city restaurants. The fact that 98% of Dhaka restaurants are not complying with the tobacco control law is a matter of great concern. According to Section 4 of the Bangladesh Tobacco Control law, smoking is prohibited in restaurants. It is also mentioned that the owners/supervisors/managers would have to keep their public places and public transport completely smoking free. This survey result shows that the restaurants are not taking the matter of “no smoking” seriously.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 27, 2020 14:48 UTC