Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat said the formation and operation of the Journalist Welfare Trust proves that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government are journalist-friendly.

The state minister said this at the 29th meeting of the trustee board of Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust at the meeting room of his ministry at the Secretariat on Monday afternoon.

No mechanism yet to take action against misinformation from abroad: Mohammad Arafat

At the time, Arafat said, "The present government has tried to do a lot for the journalists. In particular, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given Tk 25 crore for the welfare of journalists. She promised to pay another Tk 10 crore. Yet, at...