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"I will be in my political office from 9:00am to 3:00pm tomorrow Saturday. No crest if anyone wants to give me a gift. I want cash. Cash is what I want."
ASM FEROZ
Jatiya Sangsad Chief Whip
Announced Feroz through a loudspeaker during a public rally in Bauphal of Patuakhali and later instead of saying sorry for demanding money publicly he blamed journalists for publishing his speech

"The survey contains message for both the major political parties as 57 percent people said the election was not credible while 79 percent people said violence was wrong and not acceptable."
JANINA JARUZELSKI
Mission Director of US Agency for International Development (USAID)
In reply to a question about a recent USAID-funded survey conducted by Democracy International, a US-based NGO

"They're just doing what was done in 1971 by Pakistani occupation forces."
SHEIKH HASINA
Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Said in a public rally in Rajshahi branding BNP-Jamaat-Shibir men as animals

"The prime minister could not board any train of Bangladesh Railway. She is now riding a hired train of India."
RUHUL KABIR RIZVI
Joint Secretary General of BNP
Said while addressing media at the party central office at Nayapaltan in the capital

"I will talk to the home ministry to dig out the reason behind the killings immediately."
HASANUL HAQ INU
Information Minister
 Expressed regret over the government's failure to unearth the motive behind the killing of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi

"We urge the US to hold a rational and fair attitude, so as to have a constructive role in the peace and development of the region  (South China sea), and not the opposite."
HONG LEI
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman
In response to a senior US official's claim that concern was mounting over China's claims in the South China Sea

"Every meaningful partnership between powerful nations encounters setbacks. And, obviously, recent events have drawn more attention to our (USA and India) disagreements than to our cooperative efforts."
SUSAN RICE
US National Security Adviser
Said in an apparent reference to the issue of the arrest of the Indian diplomat which created tension between the two countries