Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- The interim government has launched a plan to provide a monthly allowance of Tk10,000 to journalists aged above 65 who are financially insolvent or have limited income sources.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Muhammad Abdullah, Managing Director of the Bangladesh Journalist Welfare Trust (BJWT), said, "The BJWT has prepared a draft policy for this initiative and submitted it to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for approval."
He added that an inter-ministerial meeting will be held on 9 October to finalise the draft.Abdullah noted that while the initial proposal suggested Tk15,000 as the monthly allowance, the ministry later recommended fixing it at Tk10,000.
"In the first phase, senior journalists from div...