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“You don't need to know so many things. If you want to know more go to Sharda Police Training Centre to learn more.”
Officer in Charge
Lakhsham Police Station
to the local correspondent of Prothom Alo.

“Objective journalism is also necessary to ensure total respect for the profession.”
KHALEDA ZIA
prime minister
while speaking at a function marking the foundation-laying of a modern media complex at the Jatiya Press Club on the occasion of its golden jubilee.

“No one will be able to keep people's leader and my husband Ershad in jail for more than two hours.”
BIDISHA ERSHAD
Jatya Party presidium member and former president HM Ershad's wife
at a press conference.

“The World Bank speaks of democracy, accountability and transparency. But now their desperation to get immunity has raised question about its own respect for democracy and transparency.”
MM AKASH
professor of Economics, DU
at a discussion organised by Bangladesh Odhikar O Unnayan Kendra (BOUK), a citizens' forum on 'Immunity of International Financial Institutions: Bangladesh Context

“Israel will not evacuate under fire. We prefer a co-ordinated evacuation, but we will not tolerate any attacks during our withdrawal. We are speaking about thousands of people, children, babies, women, old people and animals.”
ARIEL SHARON
Israeli prime minister
on Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip with the new Palestinian leadership.

QUOTATIONS ARE TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPERS.
Compiled by: AHMEDE HUSSAIN. Quotes can be sent to <[email protected]>
Cartoon : MUSTAFA ZAMAN

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