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“I liked the car.”
AKM MOSHARRAF HOSSAIN
energy minister who resigned last week on health grounds
about a car that he received as a "gift"

“I am going to Delhi with an open, fresh and positive mind.”
HEMYAETUDDIN
foreign secretary.

“The government should publish a report on the issue and make it public.”
RUPAN CHAKMA
in the Editor column of the Daily Star
about the alleged abduction of Kalpana Chakma, a leader of the Hill Women's Federation.
Kalpana was allegedly abducted on June 2, 1996 by some armymen from her home in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Army refutes the allegation and Kalpana remains missing since then.

“I rang my mother last night and was seeking solace. But I laughed a lot when she said you are very small compared to the people you are playing against. So it's not possible for you to do well.”
MOHAMMAD ASHRAFUL
After being adjudged the Man of the Match against Australia in Cardiff.
Bangladesh comprehensively beat down under by five wickets.

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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