Alleged Violations of Tobacco Control and Other Laws in Bangladesh

Tobacco companies aggressively block, weaken, and undermine policies designed to protect public health and reduce tobacco use, and at times they have been found to work outside of countries’ laws. In multiple instances tobacco companies have been found to have violated the law.

In Bangladesh, Philip Morris International allegedly offered promotional gifts with tobacco products (including incentives for retailers) in violation of the national tobacco control law that bans such promotions.