Dhaka, July 2 -- Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday urged journalists to maintain a balanced and constructive approach in reporting especially on sensitive policy issues.

"Negative reporting makes our work more difficult. Journalists often portray a half-full glass as empty," he said while speaking as the chief guest at the ERF-SME Foundation Media Award ceremony at the Economic Reporters' Forum (ERF) office in the capital.

The adviser pointed to recent media reports on the National Board of Revenue (NBR) reform which he said forced the government to provide clarifications to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

"Some reports claimed that the government postponed NBR reforms due to internal oppositio...