Dhaka, May 20 -- Sandhani, an Independence Award-winning student organisation, on Wednesday called for an effective increase in tobacco prices in the fiscal year 2026-27 national budget to discourage tobacco use among young people.

The organisation proposed merging the low and medium cigarette tiers and setting the retail price of a 10-stick cigarette pack at Tk 100, along with a specific supplementary duty of Tk 4 per pack.

It also recommended setting the prices of high-tier and premium-tier cigarette packs at Tk 150 and Tk 200 respectively.

The demands were presented at a press conference titled "Effective Increase in Tobacco Prices to Discourage Youth Tobacco Initiation: Sandhani's Budget Proposals for FY 2026-27", held at the Jatiy...