Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the parliament during a question-answer session on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Focus BanglaThe board was formed in January last year to propose a new structure for salary and other benefits of journalists and employees working in newspapers and news agenciesPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government will very soon publish the gazette of the Ninth Wage Board award after scrutinizing the recommendations submitted by the board. Saying the Wage Board has recommended 45% dearness allowance (DA) for the journalists and employees working in newspapers and news agencies, the prime minister stressed that the government was taking an active role to implement the board’s recommended awards. She said the government has been forming wage board regularly every five years to ensure remunerations and other benefits for the journalists and media workers. Besides, the government has enacted Media Employees Act (Conditions of Service) in order to ensure services for the mass media workers at press and electronic media, added the prime minister. The Ninth Wage Board was formed in January last year to propose a new structure for salary and other benefits of journalists and employees working in newspapers and news agencies.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 13, 2019 16:30 UTC