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“Everyone takes it.”
MAINUR RAHMAN CHOWDHURY
police super of Barisal
at a meeting on the law and order situation.
Chowdhury said it was not possible for his men to stop the sale of Phensidyl as everyone took it.

“This was a repeat of the 1999 Magurchhara explosion.”
A Petrobangla official
on the explosion at a gasfield operated by Canadian oil company Niko.
The unnamed official blamed the incident on "inadequate monitoring of exploration activities" of the company.

“We all have to wait till the fire goes out automatically.”
PETER MERCIER
operations manager of Niko.

“I personally believe there ought be a law against it.”
ABDUL MANNAN BHUIYAN
secretary general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party
condemning a general strike called by the opposition party's youth wing.

“Sending letters in the afternoon while beating in the morning with a stick is ludicrous.”
SAJEEB WAZED JOY
son of Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina
when asked why he had refused to receive Tareque Rahman's letter.

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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