Name: Why are cigarette sales so high despite price hike
Uploaded: 2023-07-25T11:20:05Z
Description: Cigarette sales have been steadily rising despite a recent price hike. Industry analysts say that the increase in sales is due to a combination of factors, including higher taxes on other tobacco products, a growing population of smokers, and aggressive marketing campaigns by tobacco companies.

Women comfort children diagnosed with measles inside a paediatric ward at the Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute in Dhaka on 6 May, 2026. Bangladesh has recorded 311 child deaths since March in one of its worst measles outbreaks in decades, government data showed on 4 May.

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