Bangladesh, Oct. 27 -- The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) has declared all its offices 100 per cent tobacco- and smoke-free to protect employees and visitors from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke.
BFSA Chairman and Additional Secretary Md Shafiqul Islam announced the decision at an event titled "Declaration of All Offices of the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority as 100% Tobacco- and Smoke-Free" at the authority's headquarters in Dhaka on Monday.
The event was jointly organised by the BFSA and Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM). Shafiqul Islam said the decision was taken to safeguard officers, employees and people visiting the authority for services from exposure to secondhand smoke.
All BFSA activities will now be conducted in li...