Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Bangladesh Chemists and Druggists Association (BCDA) has demanded that pharmaceutical companies increase the sales commission for drug retailers by 25 percent and warned of tougher programmes if their demand is not met within 15 days.

The association's central executive committee came up with the demand at a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka on Thursday.

Reading out a written statement, BCDA President Moinul Haque Chowdhury said they have already held several meetings with the Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries and the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) regarding the demand.

"We also staged human chains across the country on May 22, 2025 to press home our logical demand,...