The minister said that, to keep it free from personal lobbying and influence, a lottery for the transfer and posting of 1,585 engineers was held in a completely open environment in the presence of journalists. It is painful that some media tried to make this transparent initiative to stop transfer trading controversial. He also lamented that the government's good initiatives sometimes do not come up properly in the news.

Zakaria Taher further said that there is no alternative to a free and objective media for establishing democracy and good governance. The government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman believes in a free media and is committed to ensuring journalists' professional independence, safety and financial security. Journalist leaders, including President of the Federal Journalists Union Obaidur Rahman, were present at the event chaired by Md. Alamgir Gani, general secretary of the National Journalists Organization.