Chattogram Customs seizes 12.5 million cigarettes
Chattogram Customs House seized 12.5 million foreign cigarettes concealed in a consignment declared as oranges on Thursday, in an apparent attempt to evade nearly Tk 30 crore in duties...
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Three price tiers of cigarette sought to hike revenue
Research and advocacy organisation PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance have urged policymakers to reduce the number of cigarette price tiers from 4 to 3 in the upcoming national budget for the financial year 2025-26...
Cigarette price won鈥檛 increase in budget: NBR
National Board of Revenue Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said that the price of cigarettes will not be hiked in the upcoming budget for the financial year 2025-26...
Cigarette tax overhaul can boost revenue by Tk 20b: experts
Experts at a workshop stressed the urgent need for an overhaul of cigarette tax structure, saying that reforms could generate an additional Tk 20 billion in government revenue and encourage millions to quit smoking...
BAT shares slump as cigarette group faces headwinds
British American Tobacco shares slumped on Thursday as it warned of tougher regulatory headwinds in Australia and Bangladesh after a sizeable writedown in Canada dampened its return to profit...
Cigarette overpricing causes Tk 3,784cr revenue loss: study
Tobacco companies in Bangladesh evaded government revenue of Tk 3,784 crore during the 2023-24 fiscal by selling cigarettes at prices higher than the maximum retail price printed on the packets, a new study revealed on Wednesday...
Enhanced VAT, SD to affect cigarette market: BAT
Stakeholders expressed apprehension that the sudden hike in VAT and SD would spur consumer prices, dampen demand and ultimately affect the government revenue...
Increases in cigarette prices must exceed average rate of inflation : discussion
Discussants at a workshop on Tuesday said as cigarette prices did not increase in alignment with the rate of inflation, this harmful product had been becoming increasingly affordable in Bangladesh.
Foreign cigarettes seized at Chittagong Port
Chattogram customs seized a container of foreign cigarettes imported under false declarations at Chattogram Port on Thursday.
Use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among children alarming: WHO
The widespread use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among adolescents is 鈥榓larming鈥�, according to a report released on Thursday by the World Health Organization's (WHO) European branch, which recommended measures to limit access.