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“Obaid is an accused in the four national leaders' murder case. He should not use such language.”
MOHAMMAD NASIM
an Awami League MP
after Obaidur Rahman, a Bangladesh Nationalist Party MP, called Nasim "a naughty boy". The speaker did not to expunge Obaid's comment.

“He has no guts.”
ABDUL JALIL
Awami League secretary general
about Speaker Jamiruddin Sirkar at a press conference in Dhanmandi.

“This House, noting the concerns of United Kingdom citizens, especially those of Bangladeshi origin, condemns the assassination attempt on the Bangladesh parliamentary opposition leader, Sheikh Hasina, on 21st August.”
SALLY KEEBLE
British MP
serving a motion to the British House Of Commons on "Escalation of Terrorism in Bangladesh".

“We agreed to work very closely on all security issues to effectively tackle the problem.”
DHIRENDRA SINGH
Indian home secretary
on curbing insurgency across the borders.
Bangladesh has agreed to grant double-entry and exit visas to the Indian citizens.

“Bangladesh does not believe in retaliation against anyone, if we wanted it, we could have done so (long ago).”
M MORSHED KHAN
Bangladeshi foreign minister
on slapping a tit for tat tariff barrier on Indian goods.

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