Dhaka, March 22 -- The government will work to implement the journalist-related recommendations proposed by the Media Reform Commission, said Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam on Saturday.

"If journalists had received their salaries and allowances regularly, the need for welfare grants might not have arisen," he remarked while speaking at a cheque distribution event organised by the Bangladesh Journalists' Welfare Trust in the capital.

Speaking as a special guest, Information Secretary Mahbuba Farjana said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting continues to work for journalists' welfare.

The event provided financial aid to the families of deceased journalists and those who are ill or financially insolvent. "Initiat...