Dhaka, March 22 -- The Media Reform Commission has recommended that the minimum entry salary for journalists should be set at an amount equivalent to grade 9 like BCS cadres while the journalists should have a minimum graduation as educational qualification.

According to the National Pay Scale 2015, the basic salary of grade 9 officers starts at Tk 22,000. Other allowances including house rent are added to this. In total, this salary is more than Tk 35,000.

The Commission also recommended that no journalist should be hired - whether on a temporary, permanent, or contractual basis - without an appointment letter, a photo ID, and salary.

It also proposed that the probation period should not exceed one year.

The Media Reform Commission s...