"Deaths in custody, mistreatment of the detainees, lack of clarity on who gets arrested and why and so-called 'secret' detentions are all unacceptable"

-- Patricia A Butenis
Outgoing US Ambassador

Said mentioning the case of Cholesh Ritchill in particular while addressing the American Alumni Association at Gulshan Club, on Wednesday.

Source: The Daily Star

"Does reform mean Awami League (AL) without me and BNP without its chairperson?"

-- Sheikh Hasina
AL President

Told reporters at Mawa Ferry Ghat on her way to Dhaka from Gopalganj, on Wednesday. Source: The Daily Star

"We understand what is good and what is bad for us. Our national image will be undermined if we go by the advice of foreign countries"

-- Barrister Mainul Hosein
Law and Information Adviser

Told reporters responding to repeated calls by US Ambassador

Patricia A Butenis for lifting ban on indoor politics, on Thursday.

Source: The Daily Star

"If I were not here, I could never know how CCC [Chittagong City Corporation] is devouring hills spreading over such a huge area to implement a housing project"

-- MA Matin
Communications Adviser

Said while visiting the project site at Kaibalyadham under Pahartoli Police Station, on Thursday. Source: The Daily Star

"I swear I do not know a single person of Bashundhara"

-- Justice Fazlul Haque
Former forest adviser in Iajuddin-led caretaker government

Told reporters after allegedly taking bribe on from Bashundhara to get them 84 acres of khas land when he was in office, on Monday. Source: The Daily Star

"We are now hearing about BNP (Zia) ... In the past we saw BNP (Huda), BNP (Matin) but all these initiatives proved fruitless"

-- Goyeswar Chandra Ray
Joint Secretary General, BNP

Told reporters referring to reported split in BNP, on Friday.

Source: The Daily Star

Compiled by Durdana Ghias