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" I can't remember when the last meeting of the national committee was held. "
A Senior Awami League Leader

"Praise our good deeds, constructively criticise our mistakes, but please do not make untrue news. We want to give our patriotic hardworking countrymen a developed and prosperous Bangladesh. Help us in achieving the development goals. "
SHEIKH HASINA
prime minister
urging the media to play a constructive role.

"My best friend got admitted to a private engineering university as he failed to pay the amount private medical colleges are demanding. His dream of becoming a physician was dashed. "
SUMI
a student.
Private medical colleges charge their students an admission fee of 8-12 lakh taka.

" The Commonwealth is not an organisation with a mission. "
ELIZABETH II
Queen of the United Kingdom and Queen Regent of the Commonwealth Realm
She has also said, "It is rather an opportunity for its people to work together to achieve practical solutions to problems. Today, with more than a billion of its members under the age of 25, the organisation remains a strong and practical force for good."

From now on, meetings of the forums will be held regularly.
RA GHANI
standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
The BNP national executive committee did not sit in last four years.

Cartoon by Tanmoy

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