Bengal

"He said if he cannot do the work he was asked to do - reform the system and prepare for fair elections - then he may have to leave."— Nahid Islam, head of the National Citizen Party (NCP), after meeting with Yunus.

"I cannot work like this. The political parties cannot reach a common ground."— Muhammed Yunus expressed his concerns about the political disunity during an unofficial meeting.

"Although expensive, this has created a sustainable alternative for premium customers to access high-quality and high-speed internet services."— Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser at the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology.

"This decision is aimed at ensuring national security and sovereignty, protection of activists of the July movement, and plaintiffs and witnesses involved in the tribunal proceedings."— Asif Nazrul, the country's law affairs adviser, after a special Cabinet meeting.

"The political atmosphere remains ominous and uncertain."— Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, a senior leader of the Bangladesh National Party, expressed concerns about a deliberate and coordinated effort to indefinitely postpone national elections and deny citizens their fundamental democratic rights.

"The idea that Rohingya refugees have been cast into the sea from naval vessels is nothing short of outrageous."— Tom Andrews, the U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, commented on the reports of the treatment of Rohingya refugees by Indian authorities.