, April 4 -- Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni on Saturday said the government is committed to curbing tobacco use to safeguard the country's human resources.

"We will try to eliminate tobacco use entirely. If that is not possible, we will at least ensure that its use does not increase. Our greatest asset is our human resources, and protecting them requires strict control of tobacco," he said while speaking as the chief guest at a policy dialogue in the capital.

The dialogue titled 'Importance of strengthening smoking and tobacco control laws to protect women's health' was organised by the Anti-Tobacco Alliance of Women (TABINAJ) in collaboration with Unnayan Bikalper Nitinirdharoni Gobeshona (UBINIG) at the CIRDAP auditorium.

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