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Call to Eliminate Depictions of Smoking in Films for the Youth

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Call to Eliminate Depictions of Smoking in Films for the Sake of Adolescents and Youth Film industry professionals believe that 99% of characters can be portrayed without showing smoking, drug use, or other negative behaviors. They emphasized that directors, producers, scriptwriters, and actors must remain conscious of their social responsibility. To protect adolescents and young […]

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Directors’ Guild to Work for the Youth

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Directors’ Guild to Work for the Protection of Youth The Television and Digital Drama Directors’ Association, ‘Directors’ Guild,’ and the ‘Actors’ Equity’ have committed to working for the protection of the younger generation. Drama directors and artists have agreed to avoid smoking, drug use, and other negative scenes and dialogues in television dramas to ensure

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Call for Formulation of Guidelines to Ban Smoking Scenes on OTT Platforms

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Call for Formulation of Guidelines to Ban Smoking Scenes on OTT Platforms Over exposure to smoking scenes on OTT platforms—highly popular among adolescents and young adults—is encouraging them toward addiction. Such practices contradict existing laws and cultural values. To protect the youth and ensure enforcement of tobacco control laws, there is an urgent need to

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Urge Ban on Smoking Scenes in Films, Drama & OTT Content

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Urge Ban on Smoking Scenes in Films, Drama & OTT Content Experts and policymakers have advocated for a ban on smoking sequences in films, dramas, and OTT material to safeguard young viewers from tobacco impact. They stressed the importance of strict enforcement of the Tobacco Control Act and the development of special standards for OTT

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Anti-Drug Seminar and Rally at Bangladesh University Campus

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Anti-Drug Seminar and Rally at Bangladesh University Campus On February 2, 2025, a seminar titled “Role of the Young Society in Drug Prevention” was held at the Bangladesh University permanent campus in Dhaka. The seminar and a subsequent rally were jointly organized by the Dream Bangladesh Foundation and Bangladesh University, with support from MANAS and

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Stricter Tobacco Control Laws Can Reduce Health Expenditure – Call for a Walkathon Every year, over 42,000 crore taka is spent on medical treatment for diseases caused by tobacco use. A stricter tobacco control law could significantly reduce this health expenditure. High taxation and stronger enforcement of tobacco control measures are essential. Key steps include

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MANAS met the Advisor, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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MANAS met the Advisor, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare On 26 January 2025, a delegation of MANAS met the Hon’ble Advisor, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) tobacco control and Non Communicable Disease control issues at the Bangladesh Secretariat. MANAS thanked to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for all the concerned

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Anti-tobacco campaign at IUBAT University to ban tobacco scenes in dramas, films and web series

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Anti-tobacco campaign at IUBAT University to Ban Tobacco Scenes in Dramas, Films and Web Series International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) students have called for stopping the promotion of smoking and drug use through their favorite artists in films, dramas and web series. On November 26, 2024 a campaign was organized on the

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BFCB Emphasized to Promote Anti-tobacco Documentaries in Films

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BFCB Emphasized to Promote Anti-tobacco Documentaries in Films – MANAS, BFCB organized join meeting Bangladesh Film Certification Board (BFCB) ensures that they will emphasize the proper implementation of the TC law during the censor clearance of films. Instead of smoking scenes in films, the directors, producers, artists, and related parties will work together to deliver

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