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"My father sent me to Dhaka to earn for the family several weeks ago. I lived there for two weeks and could not manage a job. I don't know what should I do for my family in the arrived situation."
HEMAYET
a student of class eight at Platinum Jubilee Jute Mills Ltd (PJML) High School, who gave up education after PJML was closed.

"But the foundation must support the finished structure...If the foundation is laid with elements that are themselves undemocratic, the future of the democratic system itself will be jeopardised."
GEETA PASI
US Charge d'Affaires
saying the government must put more emphasis on building democratic institutions.

"I want to assure the nation that we will come forward."
MOHAMMAD RUHUL AMIN
chief justice.
Amin also said, “The Supreme Court played a role in the past at the critical juncture of the nation. It is doing so at present and will do so in future to pull the nation out of mire.”

"You see a huge signboard here. Advertisements say plots are ready, but you see the land is still under 10-foot-deep floodwater. "
Gen MOEEN U AHMED
army chief
accusing real estate agents for deceiving people.

"Honest and dedicated people would be encouraged to contest the polls where there won't be influence of black money and muscle power and abuse of authority."
FAKHRUDDIN AHMED
Chief Adviser.

"We must remember that good governance and respect for human rights are key to combating terrorism effectively."
Lt General MASUD UDDIN CHOWDHURY
Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division and Coordinator of the National Committee for Combating Serious Crime and Corruption.

"I'm going to try to see if I can remember as much to make it sound like I'm smart on the subject."
GEORGE W. BUSH
president of the United States
answering a question about a possible flu pandemic.

Quotations Are Taken From Different Local And International Newspapers.
Compiled by: AHMEDE HUSSAIN

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