Journalists yesterday held rallies and staged demonstrations across the country including the capital demanding formation of the ninth wage board.
Addressing a rally in front of Jatiya Press Club, journalist leaders said programmes for a greater movement will be announced, if the wage board is not formed by January 31.
DUJ faction President Shaban Mahmud, BFUJ faction President Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, former secretary general Abdul Jalil Bhuiyan, DRU President Shakhawat Hossain Badsha, and Nari Sangbadik Kendra President Nasimun Ara Huq Minu, spoke among others.