Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- A petition signed by nearly 10,000 anti-tobacco youth representatives has been submitted to the office of the finance adviser, demanding the immediate passage of the proposed amendments to the tobacco control law and the cancellation of the government's decision to meet with tobacco company representatives in violation of the international treaty.

Copies of the petition were also submitted to the chief adviser, health adviser, information and broadcasting adviser, and youth and sports adviser. The petition was formally handed over on Sunday by Nari Maitree, Development Organization of Rural Poor- DORP, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, and National Heart Foundation.

The petition was endorsed by around 10,000 students from various...