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Aminul Islam posted a blog postWorld Cancer Day 2013: Did you know?
FEBRUARY 4 has been marked as World Cancer Day since 2006 in line with an announcement by the World Health Organisation. However, the day was first conceptualised in 1933 in Geneva, under the Union for International Cancer Control, with support from prominent cancer societies, treatment centres, research institutes and patient groups, and aiming to bring down the number of deaths caused by the deadly disease.According to a 2008 estimate of the WHO, cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide…See More
Aminul Islam posted a blog postDr. Nurul Islam pioneered movement of Health Rights and Tobacco Control
Dr. Nurul Islam pioneered movement of Health Rights and Tobacco Control Dr. Nurul Islam was a pioneer in assuring health rights of people and movement on tobacco products reduction. The youth should com forward to accomplish his dreams. The speakers said at commemoration meeting for recently demised National Professor Dr. Nurul Islam to at 10.30 AM in BILIA Center, Dhanmondi today. The function was addressed by National Professor Brigadier (Retd.) A Malik-National Heart Foundation, Dr.…See More
Aminul Islam commented on NCD Action Network Team's blog post You are not stuck in traffic you are traffic - break free!"in Bangladesh, Work for a Better Bangladesh (WBB) Trust is encouraging to ride bi-cycle to reduce NCD risk, traffic congestion, healthy and cost effect mode of transport since 2004...WBB Trust also training to new learners "how to ride…"
Aminul Islam liked NCD Action Network Team's blog post You are not stuck in traffic you are traffic - break free!Aminul Islam posted a blog postWorld Cancer Day-2013: Law amendment demanded for cancer prevention
World Cancer Day-2013 Law amendment demanded for cancer preventionDifferent cancers like oral cavity cancer, lung cancer have occurred for smoking and tobacco consumption. Cancer is a devastating disease worldwide. It is possible to prevent 50% cancer by avoiding tobacco use, unhygienic food items-juice, soft drinks etc. and…See More
Aminul Islam posted a blog postSports should be freed from smoking and Tobacco Ads
Sports should be freed from smoking and Tobacco Ads Necessary steps should be taken to make sports, media of physical exercise and mental flourishing smoke-free as per tobacco control law. Speakers today said as above at a seminar jointly organized by Protyasha and WBB Trust at auditorium of National Sports Council (NSC) adjacent…See More
Aminul Islam liked Aminul Islam's blog post Jatya Party Supports Tobacco Control Law Amendment: ErshadAminul Islam posted a blog postTobacco Control in Bangladesh published
Tobacco Control in Bangladesh publishedLaw amendment pass must be done at coming parliament: Speakers demanded Tobacco use is cause of serious diseases and death, so that it needs to be controlled strongly to save people from tobacco related death. It is constitutional responsibility to the government and policy makers to amendment the tobacco control law as the draft is approved by cabinet division recently in a meeting presided by the Prime Minister. The amendment should be pass in the next…See More
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- May achievements:
1. Awarded as best cultural journalists in 2005 by DCRA
2. Awarded as Young Leadership Scholarship for Tobacco Control in Sydney by Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health (APACT) 2010. Its out of 5 from the Asia and Pacific region.
3. Awarded as Global Cancer Ambassador for Bangladesh, by American Cancer Society.
From 99, I involved in tobacco control. Specially, I joined WBB trust as a media officer. I have done several successful works on media advocacy for tobacco control. I worked in media against Gold leaf advertisement ship voyage of discovery in 99. We organized successful media campaign against voyage of discovery.
In 2001, I actively became involved with South East Asian Anti Tobacco (SEAAT) Flame campaign. It was successful campaign for create more awareness about tobacco hazards and its also popular campaign for tobacco control activities in Bangladesh.
In 2001-02, as a WBB employee, I coordinated Divisional workshop on Tobacco control in all division of Bangladesh. It was first formal divisional workshop for NGOs involvement on tobacco control. We focused in this workshop -why need tobacco control how local NGOs are involve in tobacco control. Many NGOs actively involved in tobacco control after this workshop.
2003-04, I have done media advocacy to sign and ratify FCTC, passed tobacco control law. I was responsible to implement a year long project `Media involvement in the FCTC’, funded by WHO. It helps to understand journalist, policy maker, tobacco control advocate about FCTC. In this time, WBB also organized divisional workshop on tobacco control for sensitize tobacco control movement and raise voice to demanding tobacco control law from different areas of Bangladesh.
In 2003, WBB and BATA organized two day long 1st National workshop on tobacco control. It was successful workshop for understanding tobacco control movement all over Bangladesh. In 2005, 2nd National workshop on tobacco control held just after passes the tobacco control law. We discussed about tobacco control law and how local NGOs play active role for implement the law. In 2007, 3rd National workshop on tobacco control held, I was coordinator of this workshop. We focused in this workshop about tobacco control law weakness and how we play active role to amendment the law following by FCTC.
From 99 to till now, I am involved with many researches about tobacco control. In 2000, Hungry for Tobacco one of them. It shows the relation between tobacco and poverty, tobacco and food, tobacco and nutrition. In 2001, I have done another research Tobacco Farmers in Bangladesh: Exploitation at the hand of the tobacco companies. I wrote and edited more than 15 books for tobacco control.
By this time, I organized more than 100 workshops, including capacity building workshop on FCTC, Tobacco control law development. I also organized more than 100 seminars, roundtables in last 10 years on tobacco control issues.
From the beginning of BATA (Bangladesh Anti Tobacco Alliance), I am working media and publication section in last 10 years. I edit BATA anniversary and World no tobacco day publications in every year. I wrote more than 1000 press release on basis different type of BATA event. From World No Tobacco Day 99, I wrote articles in every year. By this time, I wrote more than hundred articles in newspaper about tobacco control issues.
My RESEARCH Publication/Articles:
1. Hungry For Tobacco, (Research by Debra Efroymson and Saifuddin Ahmed) Surveyor, 1999-2000, PATH Canada, WBB Trust
2. Tobacco Farmers in Bangladesh: Exploitation at the hand of the Tobacco Companies (Book Name : TOBACCO & POVERTY-India & Bangladesh), Co-researcher Ratan Deb, 10 July 2000, PATH Canada
3. Tobacco Control Law: People Demand, (Research by Saifuddin Ahmed, Syed Mahbubul Alam and Ratan Deb), Surveyor, WBB Trust
4. British American Tobacco’s Youth Smoking Prevention Campaign: What are its true objectives? WBB Trust
5. Addressing Tobacco and Poverty in Bangladesh: Research and Recommendations on Agriculture and Taxes (Research by Debra Efroymson and Dr. Ferdowsi Nahar)
Co-Edited Publications:
1. Tobacco Control Law, Rules and Other government directions (Bengali)
2. Know: How to quit smoke (Bengali)
3. Tobacco Control law, rules and related government orders (Bengali) First edition 2009
4. What is FCTC, FCTC and Bangladesh (Bengali and English)
5. Tobacco Control Manual (Bengali)
6. Tobacco tax increase: revenue will increase and health cost will decrease (Bengali)
7. Addressing tobacco and poverty in Bangladesh: Research and Recommendations on Agriculture and Taxes
8. Eco-sanitation and environment (Bengali)
9. Samashwor (regular publication, quarterly newsletter on basis tobacco control movement in Bangladesh) (Bengali)
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BATA greet to parliament for pass TC law
Posted on April 30, 2013 at 15:51 0 Comments 0 Likes
Greetings for enactment of Tobacco Control Law amendment bill
Call for law compliance
Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA) greeted Jatiya Sangsad for enactment of most desired Tobacco Control Law amendment bill. Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA), a platform of more than 700 organizations across country greeted government, media, mass people and Jatiya Sangsad from a demonstration organized at the premise of Teacher and Student Center (TSC) of University of…
Continue quick update: Tobacco Control Law amendment bill is passed right now
Posted on April 29, 2013 at 10:58 0 Comments 0 Likes
Just 10 minutes ago, Bangladesh National Parliament have passed the TC amendment bill.
update information of TC law will let you know later. But more or less we already shared several times wit you that:
- pictorial warning at 50%
- elaboration of public place and public transports definition
- increase punishment for law violation by TI
- increase punishment for smoking at public places/transports
- ban direct/indirect ads
-include chew tobacco within tobacco…
Enactment of law amendment bill demanded in upcoming parliament
Posted on April 20, 2013 at 13:24 0 Comments 0 Likes
Enactment of law amendment bill demanded in upcoming parliament
Anti-tobacco organizations demanded enactment of tobacco law amendment bill with recommendations of nullification of provision of smoke-free zone, provision of individual right to litigate for law violation, and stopping tobacco ads under CSR activities by tobacco companies. The speakers made the demand from a roundtable jointly organized by WBB Trust, ACLAB, AID, Prottyasha, and NATAB at BILIA Center…
Continue Enactment of law amendment bill demanded in upcoming parliament
Posted on April 20, 2013 at 13:24 0 Comments 0 Likes
Enactment of law amendment bill demanded in upcoming parliament
Anti-tobacco organizations demanded enactment of tobacco law amendment bill with recommendations of nullification of provision of smoke-free zone, provision of individual right to litigate for law violation, and stopping tobacco ads under CSR activities by tobacco companies. The speakers made the demand from a roundtable jointly organized by WBB Trust, ACLAB, AID, Prottyasha, and NATAB at BILIA Center…
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