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“I know him, he's one brave lad. He fought in Afghanistan.”
Maulana MOHIUDDIN KHAN
leader of Islami Oikko Jote,
a constituent member of the ruling Four-party Alliance
about alleged militant Mufti Hannan.

“I am a supporter of the Four-party Alliance.”
Mufti HANNAN
alleged militant
who is believed to have masterminded numerous terrorist attacks and is presumed to have planted a bomb in a meeting that was to be attended by the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Hasina narrowly escaped the assassination attempt.

“I do not know what he is talking about.”
LUTOFOZZAMAN BABAR
deputy home minister
about Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Chief's statement linking India to the bomb blasts that took place in the country. Maj Gen Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, BDR's director general (DG), said, "Some Indian miscreants are involved in terrorists attack in Bangladesh."
Confusion ran high as both the minister and BDR DG kept on making conflicting remarks regarding cross-border terrorism.

“God would tell me, 'George, go and fight those terrorists in Afghanistan'.”
GEORGE BUSH
US president
As quoted to have told Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath.
"And I did," the US President also said, "and then God would tell me, 'George, go and end the tyranny in Iraq', and I did."
George W Bush has a history of alcohol abuse.

“Some powerful people in the world have been using their power to impose their views on the oppressed.”
OSAMA bin LANDEN
alleged terrorist and leader of Al-Qaeda
to British journalist Robert Fisk.

QUOTATIONS ARE TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPERS. .
Compiled by: AHMEDE HUSSAIN. Quotes can be sent to <[email protected]>
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