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Women in Bangladesh convinced to smoke with false promises

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Uploaded by on Jun 16, 2010

As sales drop in Europe and North America, tobacco companies looking for new customers are increasingly targeting young women, particularly those in developing countries.

In Bangladesh, close to 28 per cent of women are smokers.

Local tobacco companies are employing a disinformation campaign, to encourage even more women to light up.

Al Jazeera's Nicolas Haque reports.

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