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June 11, 2004

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“All the Chowdhurys are very influential in the government..”
ENAYET KARIM CHOWDHURY
Bangladeshi born US citizen
after his arrest in connection to the blast at the shrine of Shahjalal.
He told the Joint Interrogation Cell that a Jatya Party leader requested him to come back to the country to help unite the three factions of the party.

“The government wants to defeat him before the elections.”
Badrudozza Chowdhury
pointing at the Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh candidate for Dhaka 10 constituency Major (retd.) Mannan.

“We begun our operations against the outlaws at the directives of a minister, a state minister and a lawmaker.”
A Reporter working with a local daily
Who quoted Bangla bhai as telling him by mobile phone. Bangla and his cronies have so far killed and maimed hundreds of people in several southern districts. His group, Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh, has alleged links with the al-Qaeada.

“Let me say this clearly that we never send our troops to shoot at somebody or to get shot at by the people of any land.”
MORSHED KHAN
foreign minister,
saying Bangladesh will not participate in the US-led coalition in Iraq.

“Anyone out there holding the prospect that--as I gather (Tony) Blair has recently said--the prospect that the Iraq Survey Group is going to unmask actual weapons of mass destruction are really delusional.”
DAVID KAY
former head of Iraq Survey Group.


QUOTATIONS ARE TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPERS.
Compiled by: AHMEDE HUSSAIN. Quotes can be sent to <dsmagazn@gononet.com>


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