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“No-one cries when a monster dies.”
SAKHINA BEGUM
Wife of Rokmot
after her husband was killed in a shoot-out with the police.
Rokmot was a listed criminal of Fatullah-Narayanganj area.

“I had to pay a bribe of Tk 1500 a week to secure a place to sleep in the jail.”
FARUQ
An ex-inmate of Dhaka Central Jail.

“The faithful Muslims will crush all Ahmadiyya complexes in the country if adherents of Ahmadiyya Jamaat are not officially declared non-Muslims.”
MOULANA Azizul HUQ
Chairman of Islami Oikyo Jote (IOJ)
speaking as the chief guest at an anti-Ahmadiyya rally in Khulna. IOJ is a member of the ruling Four-party Alliance.

“He was killed in a conspiracy. I don't believe it was a normal death. He was killed in a planned way.”
LATIFA KOHINOOR
Dr Humayun Azad's wife.
The eminent linguist, who went to Germany on August 3, was found dead in his Munich apartment.

“An autopsy has indicated that it was due to heart attack.”
DIETER GROEBNER
German police spokesperson on Dr Azad's death.

“I think that at a given moment you must say 'stop'”
ZINEDINE ZIDANE
French football player
announcing his retirement.
Zidane, in his illustrious career, led his country to a world cup victory.


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