Demand for new wage board for journos logical

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq yesterday said the demand for forming ninth wage board for journalists is very much logical to ensure financial security for them.

The minister was addressing a function while handing  over financial assistance to 18 journalists who suffered loss in recent flash flood across the country.

Bangladesh Journalist Rights Forum (BJRF) with the assistance from Sidney Press and Media Council and Bangladesh Press Council organised the event.

Justice Md Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed, chairman of Bangladesh Press Council, presided over the function, while BJRF General Secretary Ataur Rahman read out keynote.