Voicebox

"We presented big budgets in the past. We have the experience of implementing them in the last four years. This time too we will be able to implement the budget. We are capable and competent."
SHEIKH HASINA
Prime minister
asserting that her government has the experience and competency to implement a big budget.

"My grief is that you (the media) have limited (your coverage to) the compromise in black money only."
ABUL MAAL ABDUL MUHITH
Finance Minister
saying that he had to make compromises in many areas including the budgetary provision to legalise undisclosed money in the real estate sector.

"This budget will be more political than any other in previous years."
DR DEBAPRIYA BHATTACHARYA
economist and distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue
stating that he does not expect economic rationale and realities to be fully respected in the budget projection of key targets of resources and expenditures.

"If the targets are not achieved, the budget deficit will go up, which will ultimately fuel inflation and affect the interest rates."
AKBAR ALI KHAN
former caretaker government adviser on finance
fearing that the budgetary target of revenue earning for fiscal year 2013-14 might not be met.

"I worked following the chain of command."
LT COMMANDER MIZANUR RAHMAN
naval officer
disclosing before the Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 about how he along with some other military officers from DGFI arranged  the safe departure of HUJI (Harkatul Jihad al Islami) leader Moulana Tajuddin to Pakistan. Tajuddin  is accused to be instrumental in the August 21, 2004 grenade attacks, launched to assassinate Sheikh Hasina.

"Over the last ten years the US justice system has suffered from a collapse, a calamitous collapse, in the rule of law."
JULIAN ASSANGE
WikiLeaks founder
commenting on Washington's spying on journalists and members of the public as well as his own treatment by US authorities.