"They don't have any right to do politics in independent Bangladesh."
SHEIKH HASINA
prime minister
about Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, noting that they believe in terrorism, not democracy.
"If BNP comes to power again, it will try the war criminals."
MIRZA FAKHRUL ISLAM ALAMGIR
acting secretary general, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
to the protesters of Shahbag movement. BNP's main political ally is Jamaa-e-Islami, the political party associated with war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
"Keeping a Razakar in the cabinet, trial of war criminals is not possible."
BANGABIR KADER SIDDIQUE
Krishak Sramik Janata League president
about the home minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir.
"This is just to create confusion."
a detective of Bangladesh Police
about Jamaat-Shibir men chanting 'Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu' slogan before launching sudden attacks on police.
"After reading the author's book, I want to go to jail. Politicians live in the same cell in jail. However, when they come out they pretend not to know each other."
RAFIQ-UL-HUQ
senior Supreme Court lawyer
about BNP's standing committee member Khondokar Mosharraf Hossain's book 'Fakhruddin-Moinuddin er karagare 616 din'.
"We regret the interference of the High Commissioner (ambassador) of India in Maldives in his personal capacity with the judicial process of the Maldives."
THE JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION
A judicial system watchdog body in Maldives
accusing Indian High Commissioner DM Mullay of meddling in local politics by giving shelter to former president Mohamed Nasheed.
