"Before the 2001 polls, I was not agreeable to sell gas from the country. That is why ISI, Indian Raw and America became unified and we could not assume power."
SHEIKH HASINA
prime minister
about her defeat in the 2001 polls, alleging Bangladesh National Party (BNP) took money from Pakistan to win the 2001 polls, an allegation the party denies.

"Did the Fakhruddin-Moinuddin government bring you to office this way?"
KHALEDA ZIA
BNP chairperson
about Sheikh Hasina's recent comment Khaleda thinks the caretaker government will take her [Khaleda] on its lap and put her in power.

"Police were simply checking hotels and restaurants as part of their regular duties."
SAHARA KHATUN
Home Minister
about law enforcers barring city hoteliers from receiving guests and asking transport owners to withdraw their vehicles prior to the March 12 rally.

"The government did not impose any restrictions on public transports."
MAHBUB UL ALAM HANIF
Awami League Joint General Secretary
about the restriction imposed on public transports to enter Dhaka, before the opposition’s March 12 rally.