File photo of Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud Dhaka TribuneThe minister will probably talk to journalist leaders on January 23Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said works are underway to implement the 9th wage board for newspapers and news agencies but some more steps would require to beexhausted for declaring the wage hike of the journalists and newspaper employees. The minister was speaking at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) "Meet the Reporters" session at its Sagar-Runi Auditorium on Sunday, reports BSS. Hasan said a cabinet committee was earlier formed as part of the process to implement the Wage Board recommendations but with the installation of the new government that committee is now required to be reconstituted with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s directives. Hasan said: "Information Ministry is a very sensitive portfolio which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina entrusted me its charge and so I want to work with utmost sincerity along with you." The information minister further said: "Everyone has the right to criticize the works of the government but we expect the criticism to be constructive so that the state doesn’t suffer .

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 20, 2019 10:47 UTC