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BATA protest rally against BAT'S programme

Bangladesh    Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA) with symbolic coffin and
chanting anti-tobacco slogans  held  a  rally  and demonstration in
front of Jahangir Tower at Kawran Bazar in the Dhaka 21 july Sunday
protesting a programme of British-American Tobacco (BAT), Bangladesh.

The alliance leaders urged intellectuals and policy planners to boycott
BAT'S farcical programme like   "   Corporate   Social
Responsibility-Dialogue Between British   American   Tobacco, Bangladesh
and Stakeholders." "What issues can be discussed with a business
organisation, which deals in death-commodity?" they asked.

The leaders referred to various discases caused by smoking and tobacco
leading many people to death every day and said the tobacco companies
with no care for that were pursuing their efforts for more and more
business.

Those actively participated in  the  demonstration  included Bangladesh
Paribesh Andolan, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Council Against Drug Abuse,
Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology of Bangladesh, Hunger Free
World, Adventures Association of Bangladesh, UCEP, Welfare Association
for Cancer Care, Law and Society Trust of Bangladesh, Hunger Project and
Work for a better Bangladesh.

Syed Mahbubul Alam Tahin
--
Work for a Better Bangladesh
House-49 Road-4/A
Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh
Ph- 880-2-9669781 Fax-880-2-8629271
E-mail-wbb at pradeshta.net
website: http://wbb.globalink.org

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