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“I will not take classes if the female students do not wear burqa."
DR OBAIDUR RAHMAN
Assistant Professor of Physics at Jahangirnagar University. "The teacher also gave a 20-mark homework for all the students asking them to glorify the name of Allah," a Daily Star report says. Many of his students are Hindus; and the professor has started calling them by Muslim names.

“I have heard that he has been preaching inside the class for sometime, but I don't think the problem is serious."
PROFESSOR MEER AKRAMUZZAMAN
Chairman of the Physics Department of Jahangirnagar University.

“Ultimate focus should be on enhancing the Security Council's credibility and democratic profile through its working method...not merely creation of new centres of privileges.”
M MORSHED KHAN
Foreign Minister, at the plenary session of the UN General Assembly, on any increase in the Security Council membership.

“We are almost starving for the last 10 days.”
AZIZUL KHA
A 70-year-old flood-hit farmer in Satkhira.
Though the flood hits fresh areas in the district, the local administration have refused to open any flood shelter.

“I am amazed at Woolmer; to me he is the most over-rated coach.”
INTIKHAB ALAM
Pakistan's former cricket captain and coach on Bangladesh's cricket coach Bob Woolmer.

"What's good about Bangladesh is common knowledge, so is what's bad. So, the country's image abroad is pretty clear.
CHRISTINE I WALLICH
World Bank's Country Director who left Bangladesh after receiving a death threat; and later came back to the country.

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