The Bangladesh Federal Union of Newspaper Press Workers and Bangladesh Newspaper Workers Federation on Saturday demanded formation of the 10th wage board for journalists, employees and workers in the newspaper industry, BSS reported.
The demand was made at a joint meeting of the two federations at the Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Employees Union's office in the capital to cope with the increased prices of essentials.
Bangladesh Newspaper Workers Federation President Motiur Rahman Talukdar presided over the meeting while its Secretary General Md Khairul Islam, Bangladesh Federal Union of Newspaper Press Workers President Md Alamgir Hossain Khan, Secretary General Mushtaq Ahmad, Senior Vice-President Maksudul Ahsan and Vice-President Md Farooq Ahmed Bhuiyan, among others, were present.
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