Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, teachers and responsible role to play in controlling smoking. Smoking is a serious danger.
School time and in different ways the students to raise awareness about the harmful effects of smoking and drug addicts in various forms. On Thursday, the conference room of the Ministry of Education, "tobacco control laws and our obligations," the roundtable as the chief guest said in his speech.
Education Minister, to be effective must take steps to reduce smoking rates. He said the first smoke-free nation to raise awareness. To achieve the goal of social movements.
Dhaka Ahsania Mission and the Association for Community Development (ACD) at the roundtable chaired the Education Ministry said. Aruna believes. He was the guest of honor at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare . Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions in educational institutions presented the experience of tobacco control project coordinator Amin Emon ACD.
The other speakers said, one-third of the city, according to the city health survey and one-fifth of adolescents and youth to start smoking at the age of 15-19 years. However, citing a report of the Tobacco Atlas said, the 13-15 year age group 2.9 per cent of boys and 1.1 percent of students are smokers, as well as add a new girl of the same age and 34.7 per cent are victims of passive smoking .
Senior officials from the ministries of education institutions to provide different views on the reduction of smoking.
