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"I have come here not to discuss political matters, but to seek his blessings so that I could succeed in the next polls."
HM ERSHAD
Jatiya Party Chairman
Told journalists after meeting with Hefazat-e Islam chief Ahmad Shafi at Hathazari of Chittagong.

"Ershad assured us that he would try to meet the 13-point demand if he could go to power. If any government enacts any law against the spirit of Quran-Sunnah, Hefajat-e Islam along with the people would compel it to repeal that law."
JUNAID BABUNAGARI
Hefajat Secretary General
Told journalists after meeting with Ershad and his accompanists.

"Major parties must engage in political dialogue and I am very confident that the leaders and major parties will do it at the end to hold the elections the country deserves."
DAN W MOZENA
US Ambassador in Bangladesh

"In his speech at a luncheon meeting organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh.
It (the new poll-time cabinet) will not contribute to solving the political crisis. It is a political decision that has been made in the interest of the ruling party."
AKBAR ALI KHAN
Former adviser to a caretaker government
Commented on forming the new 4 party poll-time cabinet.

"We are discussing the situation in Bangladesh with different countries … so, we have discussed the issue also with the American government … But I do not want to go into with what level and whom."
PANKAJ SARAN
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka
Told reporters while inaugurating a new building at the Dharmarajika Buddhist Monastery at Sabujbagh in the capital.

"France demands a full and complete halt to settlement activity. Settlement activity complicates the negotiations and makes it difficult to achieve a two-state solution."
FRANCOIS HOLLANDE
French President
In a speech after talks in the West Bank city of Ramallah with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas.