Dhaka, July 7 -- The 9th wage board for journalists and employees of newspapers and news agencies will be declared soon.

State Minister for Information Dr M Murad Hasan, in absence of Information Minister Mohammed Hasan Mahmud, said this in the Parliament while responding to a question of treasury bench MP Abul Kalam M Ahsanul Haque Chowdhury.

He also said that a seven-member cabinet committee led by Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader was formed to scrutinise the report of the Wage Board.

He said that the cabinet committee already held meetings with all the stakeholders.

Responding to a supplementary question of Jatiya Party MP Pir Fazlur Rahman, the minister said that the internet news portal owners were asked to subm...