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“If a person is bad, it is not fair to call him bad directly.”
M SAIFUR RAHMAN
Finance Minister
denouncing the Transparency International's ranking of Bangladesh as the world's most corrupt country.

“I went to the gents' toilet because I did not find any water in the ladies' toilet.”
A Woman Passenger
at the Zia International Airport.
The airport's director Humayun Kabir blamed it on the old water-pump. There was almost no supply of water during the whole Ramadan.

“He closed his eyes and his big heart stopped.”
TAYEB ABDEL RAHIM
Palestinian president Yasser Arafat's aide
announcing the PLO leader's death.

“Due to mystery of the nature, Bangladesh falls in a disaster prone zone.”
Md SHAHEENUL ALAM
in a special supplement published in the newspapers on the Armed Force's Day.
The supplement was sponsored by Prime Minister's Office, Armed Force's Division.

“I don't even read books.”
MALCOM SPEED
International Cricket Council Chief
asked if he had read England cricketer Nasser Hussain's autobiography.

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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