Voicebox

"Yes, it is (being affected). It's a matter of perception."
Lt Gen (retd) HASAN MASHHUD CHOWDHURY
chairman
Anti-Corruption Commission
asked if the image of the commission is being tainted by a string of bail orders
at the high court.
He has also said, “Stay orders and bail are indispensable parts of law.
Cases will have to be run after overcoming these…We have to
accept the real situation. There is scope for wasting time in
the judiciary and ruling system.”

"There is a lack of quality service not only in the public sector, but also in the private sector. There are banks and telecom companies making unusual amounts of profit."
HOSSAIN ZILLUR RAHMAN
education and commerce adviser
about the importance of citizen's charter.

“While 5.6 crore of the country's people live below the poverty line, not more than 9 percent can receive benefits of the social safety-net programmes.”
A Finance Ministry Official

"The city has witnessed the disappearance of over 100 hills since the liberation war."
M SHAHIDUL ISLAM
professor
geography and environment department at Jagannath University about indiscriminate destruction of hills in Chittagong.

"I'm disappointed with the judgment. We will go to the Supreme Court to appeal against it. We have faith in the apex court and we believe we'll get justice there."
ANISUL HUQ
chief state counsel
about a recent High Court (HC) verdict acquitting six former military men including Syed Farook Rahman, Sultan Shahriar Rashid Khan, Bazlul Huda and AKM Mohiuddin Ahmed of charges in the Jail Killing Case.

"In many cases, male detectives do not have access to the world of women criminals. To deal with those criminals, women police and detectives will be helpful."
NAIM AHMED
commissioner
Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
Naim has said that his force is going to launch Special Women Police Contingent, a new a special intelligence branch comprised of only women.

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