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"We are convinced in holding that accused Prof Ghulam Azam was the pivot of all the crimes and all the atrocities revolving around him during the War of Liberation."
JUSTICE ATM FAZLE KABIR
Chairman, panel of judges led by tribunal-1
Convicting Ghulam Azam as a criminal for masterminding crimes against humanity during the Liberation War.
"He should be hanged more than once for the crimes he committed."
PROF MUHAMMAD ZAFAR IQBAL
eminent writer and son of martyr Faizur Rahman
asserting that the punishment given to Ghulam Azam was not up to his expectation, adding that he accepted the verdict as he respected the judicial system.
"As the Gono Adalat doesn't execute punishment, we are requesting the government of Bangladesh to take necessary actions against him for his offence."
Gono Adalot's verdict
Stating that in all democratic countries the crimes committed by Azam would be dealt with the death sentence.
"Recently, a religious leader has made some indecent remarks about women. I'm totally confused as to how a religious leader could utter such indecent words when Islam has showed the highest respect for women. "
SHEIKH HASINA
Prime Minister
blasting Hefajat-e Islam chief Shah Ahmed Shafi for his “derogatory” remarks about women.
"We do not want compensations, as the cost of a life cannot be measured by money. We want an end to border killings."
COL SHAMSUDDIN
Sector Commander of Rajshahi Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)
Even though the Indian government had compensated a border killing, the BGB urges to stop bloodshed in the border line.
"These 46,250 candidates include the 12,033 whom we announced as successful in our previous list."
AYM NESAR UDDIN
Public Service Commission Exam Controller
stating that the Public Service Commission came up with a reviewed list of 46,250 successful candidates, the highest so far.
"I want to work hard; I want to sacrifice my whole life for the education of girls. And to be true, I want to say that I don't want to be the girl who was shot by the Taliban, I want to be the girl who struggled for her rights."
MALALA YOUSAFZAI
Pakistani teenager
Commenting on women rights at a conference of the United Nations.
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