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Tobacco use among adults in Bangladesh reaches 43.3%

Use of tobacco among adults in Bangladesh has increased to 43.3 percent this year, higher than the 37 percent of 2004, despite massive campaign and enactment of law, local media reported on Wednesday. The report, titled “The Global Adult Tobacco Survey Bangladesh Report-2009″ showed a total of 41.3 million people in the South Asian country are now in the habit of using tobacco — either in the form of smoking or chewing, said a ... Jump to full article >>