Voicebox

"These elections have proved that there's no need for any unconstitutional regime to hold free and fair elections."
SHEIKH HASINA
Prime Minister
asserting that the recently held elections of the four city corporations were free and fair and proved to be a victory of democracy and the government.

"We hope that the government will understand the message people sent through the ballots. The people sent a message that there can be no alternative to a polls-time caretaker government."
MIRZA FAKHRUL ISLAM ALAMGIR
acting secretary general of BNP
stating that people have given their verdict in favour of BNp's demand for a caretaker government for holding the next general elections.

"We are now looking for an intellectual-based campaign in the coming days by engaging Islamic scholars and leaders of different professional bodies and other organisations to drum up public support for restoration of the caretaker government system."
LT GEN (RETD) MAHBUBUR RAHMAN
senior BNP leader
speaking about BNP's plan to carry out a strong campaign enlisting the support of Islamic organisations and professional bodies to build public opinion against the government.

"The US wanted immediate improvement of workers' rights and Bangladesh was saying it would be a gradual movement. The problem was with the word gradual."
GM QUADER
commerce minister
explaining the government's delay in giving the go-ahead to the signing of Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (Ticfa).

"I can still hear my grandfather's voice. He was asking Rahimuddin where he was taking him and what harm he had done."
AJIT MOHANTA
witness against war crimes accused Abdul Alim
telling the International Crimes Tribunal-2 that Rahimuddin, a follower of Alim, had killed his grandfather on April 26, 1971.

"We blew up the Zirarat Residency. We don't recognise any Pakistani monument."
MEERAK BALUCH
spokesman for the Baluchistan Liberation Army
claiming responsibility for bombing the home of Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Pakistan's militant-hit Balochistan province.