Last updated: May 7, 2021

Health Warnings/Messages Features

Type of product: Smoked Tobacco Products
Type of Warnings / Messages Required
Pictures (Photos), Text Warnings/Messages
Location and Size of Warnings / Messages on Unit Packaging
50% of Front, 50% of Back
Rotation
Required
Number of Warnings / Messages Authorized to Be Displayed at Any Given Time
7
Length of Rotation Period
Specified - Three Months
Analysis

Rules on pack warnings require one of seven authorized picture/text warnings to occupy the upper 50% of the two principal display areas of the tobacco product package. If the package does not have two main sides, the warning must cover the upper 50% of the main display area. The text component of the warnings must be in Bangla and must be in white letters against a black background. The ratio of pictures to text is 6:1.

Health warnings within each round are required to rotate, with one of the prescribed warnings being added into circulation every three months. However, the total duration of each round is not specified.

These provisions align with FCTC Art. 11 and the FCTC Art. 11 Guidelines with regard to size, composition, and front and back location requirements.

Type of product: Smokeless Tobacco Products
Type of Warnings / Messages Required
Pictures (Photos), Text Warnings/Messages
Location and Size of Warnings / Messages on Unit Packaging
50% of Front, 50% of Back
Rotation
Required
Number of Warnings / Messages Authorized to Be Displayed at Any Given Time
2
Length of Rotation Period
Specified - Three Months
Analysis

Rules on pack warnings require one of two authorized picture/text warnings to occupy the upper 50% of the two principal display areas of the tobacco product package. If the package does not have two main sides, the warning must cover the upper 50% of the main display area. The text component of the warnings must be in Bangla and must be in white letters against a black background. The ratio of pictures to text is 6:1.

Health warnings within each round are required to rotate, with one of the prescribed warnings being added into circulation every three months. However, the total duration of each round is not specified.

These provisions align with FCTC Art. 11 and the FCTC Art. 11 Guidelines with regard to size, composition, and front and back location requirements.