Who said what

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
The just-held elections to four city corporations were free and fair and thus a victory of democracy and victory of the government.
These elections have proved there's no need for any unconstitutional regime to hold free and fair elections.
The opposition would now stop crying for a caretaker government.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith

Saturday's election results gave an ominous signal to me and of course to the Awami League.
Complacency and over-confidence had caused the defeat of the AL-backed candidate there.

AL JGS Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif
After the city corporation elections, we do not have any rationale to make any unconstitutional demand.
We [the ruling alliance] must be careful while selecting candidates for the next national elections.

Communications Minister Obaidul Quader
The impact [of the polls] will not end till the next [parliamentary] elections. It has to be considered as a warning.
If an independent and authoritative Election Commission could hold such city corporation elections, the opposition party should not have any objection to parliamentary elections under the present government.

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu
The results of the city corporation elections could be translated as the victory of democracy in Bangladesh.

Rashed Khan Menon, president, Workers Party of Bangladesh
The Awami League should become aware right away and the alliance should regain its strength.

Jahangir Kabir Nanak, state minister for LGRD
There is no question of frustration. It is a victory of democracy.
The polls' results have sent a signal to the non-communal, democratic and pro-liberation war forces to redeem themselves.

Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury
As the ruling party we had the challenge to make the polls free and fair which we have been able to do so. This is a positive aspect of both democracy and government. We will evaluate our flaws and weakness in the polls and try to solve them ahead of the next general elections.

AL leader Amir Hossain Amu
The elections were held in a very free and fair manner without the administration's interference. The fair election has also proved that the opposition's apprehension of polls rigging was totally baseless.

AL MP Abdul Mannan
“We should now fix the loopholes in our activities, if any, in the next five months before the parliamentary polls."
“The defeat is a lesson for us."

Jatiya Party leader Anisul Islam Mahmud
The alliance now needed to think afresh in the light of the polls results.