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III. R esults Table 1: Socio Demographic Profile of the Respondents (n=167). Variables Frequency (n) Percent (%) Gender Male 157 94.01 Female 10 5.99 Age 18 >29 42 25.1 30>39 63 37.7 40>49 49 29.3 50>59 10 6.0 60>69 3 1.8 Religion Islam 154 92.2 Hindu 13 7.8 Education S.S.C 8 4.8 H.S.C 40 24.0 Under Graduate 84 50.3 Post Graduate 35 21.0 Marital Status Married Unmarried 139 28 83.2 16.8 Number of children 0 60 35.9 1 28 16.8 2 61 36.5 3 17 10.2 5 1 .6 Designation Sub-district Correspondent 125 74.9 Staff Reporter 34 20.4 Sub-district Reporter 4 2.4 Editor& Publisher 2 1.2 Advertising Manager 1 .6 Publicity Editor 1 .6 (Table 1): Shows the socio-demographic profile of the respondents. Among 167 participants 94.01% were male and 5.99% were female. 25.1% were reported 18 >29 age group, 37.7% were aged 30>39, 29.3% were reported for the age group of 40>49, 6.0% were reported for 50>59 age group and 1.8% were reported 60>69 aged group. According to the religion 92.2% were reported Islam while Hindu were reported 7.8%.According to the education level of the participants S.S.C. was reported 4.8%, H.S.C. was reported 24.0%, Under graduate was reported 50.3% while Post graduate was reported 21.0%.83.2% were reported married while 16.8% were reported unmarried.35.9% had no children, while 16.8% had only one child, 36.5% © 2022 Global Journals Volume XXII Issue VIII Version I 45 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 A Prospects and Challenges of Journalism in Northern Divisions of Bangladesh: An Exploratory Study