Court Correspondent: The High Court yesterday imposed a status quo for two months on publishing gazette notification for implementing the recommendations of ninth wage board for journalists and employees of newspapers and news agencies.
A High Court division bench comprising Justice Obaidul Hassan and Justice Mohammad Ali passed the order after holding hearing on a writ filed by Newspapers Owners Association of Bangladesh (NOAB).
Advocate Eusuf Ali moved the writ for NOAB while Deputy Attorney General Yasmin Begum Bithi stood for the state.
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