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"We were helpless. "
M TAMIM
special assistant to the chief adviser on energy ministry affairs
announcing a fresh rise in the price of petroleum products.
He has also said, "We would have to spend Tk 17,000 crore in subsidies if we did not adjust the petroleum prices for the new fiscal."

"Cases filed
against children for muggings, snatchings and thefts marked a slight increase recently. "
MAHBUBUR RAHMAN
lawyer and legal aid officer of Aparjeyo-Bangladesh, a child rights NGO.

“There is even a case of a 12-year old killing a girl after rape.”
MEHTAB KHANAM
professor of psychology department of Dhaka University
pointing out from case studies by Save the Children, UK.
She has told The Daily Star that lack of tolerance in the society where parents behave harshly with their young children can lead to cruelty in children.

" We shall not do anything that can throw the holding of the parliamentary elections into question."
ATM SHAMSUL HUDA
chief election commissioner.
He has also said, “We shall keep October-December period free for holding the general elections…It is not correct that the national elections will not be held if the local body polls are held first.”

"We want all political parties to take part in the polls. The political parties should give up the culture of boycotting elections. However, it is the matter of a party or coalition whether to take part in the poll."
SYED ASHRAFUL ISLAM
acting general secretary
Awami League.
He has also said, “We will take part in the polls under the banner on Nagorik Committee… We want all political parties to take part in the polls. The political parties should give up the culture of boycotting elections. However, it is the matter of a party or coalition whether to take part in the poll."

"This evidence will help enormously when the trial process begins."
AKKU CHOWDHURY
freedom fighter and trustee of the Liberation War Museum
at the first anniversary of the opening of the Jalladkhana Killing Field Memorial Park in Mirpur.

"We always say: 'You are what you eat', but in fact it may also be true that you are what your mother ate."
STEPHANIE BAYOL
Royal Veterinary College, London.
A research done by the college, according to the BBC, has shown that, “rats whose mothers were fed junk food during pregnancy and breastfeeding were more likely to crave similar snacks themselves… The offspring of rats fed fatty, processed food had high levels of fat in their bloodstream and around major organs even after adolescence.”
Dr Bayol has also said, "It seems that a mother's diet whilst pregnant and breastfeeding is very important for the long-term health of her child.”

"Our resolves remain intact. "
HOSSAIN ZILLUR RAHMAN
education adviser
about the government's stand against corruption.

" The export of manpower should be done in a planned and transparent way."
AQM Mahbub
professor
geography and environment department at Dhaka University.