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"The anti-graft drive will face manifold obstacles once an elected government takes over. And negotiating those will be our biggest challenge. However, I believe it would be way easier to tackle the situation if the future leaders just say, 'We are against corruption’."
Lt Gen (retd) HASAN MASHHUD CHOWDHURY
chairman
Anti Corruption Commission.

" The upcoming polls should not be held under the emergency rules."
ATM SHAMSUL HUDA
the chief election commissioner.

"I have confidence in the people of Bangladesh that they will cast their valuable votes for the right person."
AKBAR ALI KHAN
former caretaker government adviser.

"We have become politically bankrupt because of the political turmoil the country has been witnessing for quite a long time and only the political parties can solve this crisis."
ROKIA AFZAL RAHMAN
former caretaker government adviser.

" Dhaka and the people have created history through ages."
FAKHRUDDIN AHMED
chief adviser.

"The American people have demanded not just a new direction at home, but a new effort to renew America's standing in the world as a force for positive change."
HILLARY CLINTON
newly nominated US secretary of state.

" The mother should be informed of the risk of asthma for her child, especially when the parents have a history of allergy or asthma."
Dr CAROLINE RODUIT
one of the Dutch researchers who has found out that babies born by Caesarean section are more prone to developing asthma.

"We shall request political parties not to give nomination to war criminals in the national elections. But if they nominate them, we shall campaign against them and urge the people not to vote for the war criminals."
Lt Gen HARUN-UR RASHID
chief coordinator
Sector Commanders' Forum.

" The demand for trying the war criminals is not only a demand of the martyrs' family members but of the whole nation."
SHAON MAHMUD
daughter of martyred musician Altaf Mahmud.

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