NATORE, May 31, 2024 (BSS) - World No Tobacco Day-2024 was observed in the district in a befitting manner.
 
This year's theme of the day is 'Protecting children from tobacco industry interference'.

On the occasion, a rally was brought out from the collectorate building premises which paraded the important streets and ended coming at the conference room of the deputy commissioner office this morning.

After the rally, a discussion was held in the conference room of the deputy commissioner office this morning with deputy commissioner (DC) Abu Naser Bhuiyan in the chair.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Md. Masudur Rahman, Additional District Magistrate Md. Arif Hossain, Deputy Director of Narcotics Control Department Md. Lutfar Rahman, Educationist Subidh Kumar Maitra, Principal Abdur Razzak and President of Natore Press Club Faraji Ahmad Rafiq Babon, among others, spoke.

The speakers said tobacco farming is reducing agricultural land, increasing medical expenses while 1,61,000 people die every year due to tobacco-related diseases in the country.

They said everyone must speak out against tobacco to protect farmland and stop tobacco-related deaths and save children.