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"We must complain to the United Nations about the arrest and 'torture' on BNP standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury."
ZAINUL ABDIN FARROQUE
Opposition Chief Whip
about BNP's movement to the release of Chittagong-2 constituency lawmaker Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, who was shown arrested for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.

"It's nothing but a December 16 celebration of the government."
FARHAD QUADER CHOWDHURY
wife of Salauddin Quader Chowdhury
about the arrest of Salauddin Quader Chowdhury on Decermber 16, 2010.

"It is not the duty of the regulator to control the index…their responsibility is to check irregularities or manipulative transactions. Besides, donor agencies have nothing to do with our stock market."
AKTER HOSSAIN SANNAMAT
managing director of Prime Finance and Investment
about the International Monetary Fund's prescription to Bangladesh Bank for addressing the overexposure of commercial banks to the stock market.

"Private cars with less than four or five passengers will not be allowed to ply the city streets. Besides, some roads will be off limits to private cars."
AMA MUHITH
Finance Minister
about a step government is likely to take to restrict movement of private vehicles in the capital to reduce the intolerable traffic congestion.

"That is I have electronic jewellery which means if I leave the house outside of curfew times then an alarm will go off. It is very Orwellian."
JULIAN ASSANGE
Wikileaks founder
about his arrest condition and in reply to US Vice President Joe Biden, who blasted him as a dangerous "hi-tech terrorist".

"I sincerely believe, like Caesar's wife, the prime minister should be above suspicion, and it is for this reason that I am prepared to appear before the Public Accounts Committee."
MANMOHAN SINGH
Indian Prime Minister
about appearing before a joint parliamentary committee that will investigate the scandal about the sale of phone licences for a fraction of their value.

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