Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- The High Court has declared the recommendations of the Cabinet Committee regarding gratuity and income tax to the 9th Wage Board illegal for journalists and other employees of newspapers and news agencies.

As a result, the income tax of journalists and other employees of the newspapers and news agencies will have to be paid by the authorities as before. And journalists-employees will get two gratuities equal to the basic salary in a year.

The High Court bench of Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Md Shohrowardi delivered the verdict after hearing a writ petition filed in this regard.

Lawyers Kazi Akter Hamid and Didarul Alam appeared in the court hearing on behalf of the writ petitioner, while Deputy Attorney Genera...