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Figure 4: Shows the satisfaction level of the respondents regarding working hours. According to the satisfaction level with working hour 1.80% were very satisfied, 55.09% were satisfied, 13.17% were neutral, 25.75% were dissatisfied and 4.19% were very dissatisfied. Among the respondents 49.10% respondents are satisfied followed b 24.55% are neutral dissatisfied, 3.59% are very dissatisfied and 3.59% are very satisfied. Figure 5: Overall satisfaction level of the respondents (n=167). Figure 5: Shows the overall satisfaction level of the respondents. Among the respondents 49.10% respondents are satisfied followed by 24.55% are neutral dissatisfied, 3.59% are very dissatisfied and 3.59% are very satisfied. IV. D iscussion Once upon a time, journalism was seen as a calling. The media upholds democracy and rights of mass people in the contemporary globe, and it is regarded as the fourth estate of a state to all [6]. Its significance to the Bangladeshi revolution is immense. On the other hand, things have turned around. This is now the standard practice in the commercial world. The journalists in the northern part of Bangladesh confront a lot of difficulties. Due to a lack of Pressures from owners for marketing and profit-making, coupled with government assistance, financial difficulties, low salaries, feudal rule, and historical precedents for these structures, journalists face nowadays. Journalists often raised the issues of low salaries, financial difficulties, and the absence of government assistance. Journalists aren't compensated fairly, and they don't get overtime pay. According to Riaz's (2015) research on the vernacular press, these are the primary economic concerns of local journalists.[7] The present study found that 31.74% participants reported that they got appointment letter from the organization while 68.26% reported they didn’t get. 20.36% participants reported that they drowned salary from their organization while 68.26% reported they didn’t do that. 20.36% participants reported that their organization pays their salary regularly while 83.23% reported their organization doesn’t. 19.16% participants reported that their organization gives allowance for their offspring while 80.84% reported their organization doesn’t. 12.57% participants reported that their organization provides insurance while 87.43% reported their organization doesn’t. 21.56% participants reported that their organization provides festival allowance while 78.44% reported their organization doesn’t. 29.34% participants reported that their organization provides conducive working hours while 70.66% reported their organization doesn’t.38.32% participants reported that their organization arranges yearly performance award while 61.68% reported their organization doesn’t.75.45% participants reported that they need further professional training and workshop while 24.55% reported they doesn’t need.37.72% participants reported that they got performance award while 62.28% reported they didn’t get yet.38.32% participants reported that their organization provides relevant training while 61.68% reported their organization doesn’t. 40.12% participants reported that their organization provides promotion opportunity in time while 59.88% reported their organization doesn’t.28.14% participants reported that the higher authority of their organization recognizes risks and undertake specific mitigation strategies hours while 71.86% reported their organization doesn’t. [8-12] The major focus of the study was to explore the relationships of journalists’ economic issues and ethical journalism. Concept of political economy suggests that media has © 2022 Global Journals Volume XXII Issue VIII Version I 51 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 A Prospects and Challenges of Journalism in Northern Divisions of Bangladesh: An Exploratory Study