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"Bangladesh's history is a good indicator, and the political actors could clearly understand what the consequences would be."
OSCAR FERNANDEZ-TARANCO
UN assistant secretary-general for political affairs
being speculative of the consequences if a dialogue between the major political parties fails.
"The government's offers for dialogues are only at making foreigners happy."
MOUDUD AHMED
BNP standing committee member
thinks the government is not really intending to hold a dialogue whereas the BNP is ready to sit for dialogues over the caretaker government issue if the government wishes.
"A credible and acceptable election is not possible amidst the ongoing political circumstances."
KAMAL HOSSAIN
Gonoforum President
reminded where confrontational politics is leading the nation.
"No alternative to trade unionism."
BANGLADESHI LABOUR LEADERS
call for trade unions at all garment factories to give the workers a platform to ensure their rights and to comply with the convention of the International Labour Organisation.
"The revenue target might not be achieved in the outgoing fiscal year."
AMA MUHITH
finance minister
says revenue generation target may be missed due to what has been happening in the country for the last 45 days.
"Stop falsification and apologise to the nation if you cannot provide the list."
HASANUL HAQUE INU
information minister
asked the opposition leaders to provide a list of the thousands who the leaders claim to have been killed in law enforcers' action against Hefajat-e Islam activists.
"We will extend full support to them and we will see everything goes smoothly."
NAWAZ SHARIF
Pakistan's incoming prime minister
pledges support to the US provided that the United States withdraws combat troops from Afghanistan next year and made overtures to nuclear rival India.
"Syria's Assad must go."
JOHN KERRY
US secretary of state
insisted that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad will have to step down as part of any political solution in Syria.
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