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๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐•๐Ž๐ˆ๐‚๐„. ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐‚๐ˆ๐“๐˜. ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐…๐”๐“๐”๐‘๐„.

To carry forward the impact of ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ beyond a single day, the “๐๐จ๐ญ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž. ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฅ.โ€ campaign invites college and university students across Bangladesh to speak up against secondhand smoke and reimagine smoke-free public spaces.
As part of the ๐“๐จ๐›๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ (๐“๐…๐‚) project, implemented by ARK Foundation in Dhaka and Narsingdi, the initiative works to strengthen smoke-free environments in places like restaurants and bus stands. Secondhand smoke is not a personal choice, it is a public health risk. This campaign challenges its normalization in public spaces and calls on youth to lead creative action for change.
–> ๐‡๐Ž๐– ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐‚๐€๐ ๐‰๐Ž๐ˆ๐ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐๐„๐“๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐
Create and share content in ONE (or more) of these categories:
ย ๐‘๐„๐„๐‹ (๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ)
Show real-life public spaces where secondhand smoke affects others through skits, street interviews, spoken word, or direct storytelling.
๐€๐ˆ ๐๐‡๐Ž๐“๐Ž / ๐Œ๐„๐Œ๐„ (๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ)
Use AI tools to visualize smoke-free Bangladeshi public spaces OR create a bold, funny, or thought-provoking meme that challenges the โ€œnormalityโ€ of smoking in public.
–>๐‡๐Ž๐– ๐“๐Ž ๐๐€๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐๐€๐“๐„
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*ย Entry Submission Form: https://forms.gle/GUSqfdjmWRdAfkHV7
* Submission Deadline: 30 June 2026
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ย 1st Place โ€“ BDT 5,000
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ย 3rd Place โ€“ BDT 2,000
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This is not just a competition. Itโ€™s a movement for cleaner air, healthier cities, and louder youth voices.
๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ. ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž. ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž. ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐จ๐ค๐ž-๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž.

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