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“It's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot some people.:”
Let Gen James Mattis
who commanded US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“He (Mattis) is one of this country's bravest and most experienced military leaders.”
Michael Hagee
US Marine corps commandant general.

“His actions are the final writing of the feudal autocracy.”
PUSHPA KUMAR DHAL alias PRACHANDA
General Secretary
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) on the Nepalese king's decision to slap emergency in this tiny Himalayan Kingdom.

“Around 15 burn patients come to the DMCH everyday for admission but we can admit only five to six of them.”
Dr Samanta Lal Sen
Project Director, Burn Unit
Dhaka Medical College Hospital

“Saifur Rahman says Quaiyum Bhai is the most competent leader.”
A graffiti on a wall in Baidderbazar. AKM Abdul Quaiyum, Habiganj district BNP vice president, was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion. He was stated as the BNP's contender for the Habiganj constituency in the parliament, where late Shah AMS Kibria was deemed as the opposition front runner. Kibria was killed in Baidderbazar.

QUOTATIONS ARE TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPERS.
Compiled by: AHMEDE HUSSAIN. Quotes can be sent to <ahmedehussain@gmail.com>
Cartoon : MUSTAFA ZAMAN

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