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One day two Bangladeshis went to an American drug aunt Food is also available at the drug store at modest prices Alao handkerchiefs, socks and so on are sold there Shoe polish key rings wallets, belts buttons and a host af such things are found in an J^perican drug store ^■kangjadeshis had their luWth meal of aoup boiled eggs. marmalade coffee. Already, they had difficulty with the waiter about ordering boiled eggs The waiter knows boded egg as just 10 seconds or 15 seconds ar 20 seronda and so on At the drug store winch is also a restaurant. 10 seconds or 15 seconds or 20 seconds means egg boiled tor 10 seconds or egg boiled for 15 seconds or egg boiled for 20 seconds Egg" is under stood One need not utier that term to confuse the waiter

However, after they finished their meal the guests wanted to pay the bill They called the waiter and asked for bill The waiter was surprised He told the guest he will give the guests a cheque loot a bill) and the guests will give him the bIH. They guests were puzzled They were anxious to get out of the drug store They said. "Give us anything we like to w

Habib believed in plain. de cent living and thinking like the skylark flying high in the skv with the gaze fixed on to the ground below He had the simplicity of a child

He was fond of spending leisure with friends in his bouse (he visited friends at their homes also) There were many many occasions when stimulating anecdotes jokes arguments and counter argu merits on issues and matters of public interest filled the ses arms

Typical American terms

like "moonlighting". "shutting the stable doors after horses have escaped" "gerrymander Ing", "million dollar question", "sub poena". "Imprimatur" and so on laced such sessions with fun and entertainment.

That was not all. "Champs d'Elysees" tn Paris. "Munchen" city of Germany. "Yorkshire Pudding" the old names of Stalingrad and Leningrad, na tionality of Karl Marx. Popocatepetl. Urijaba black caviar and red caviar Cheddar cheese and Kraft cheese. Oxbridge and many many like these stimulated the quiz con tests

Mrs Rahman who was a bank officer herself was always ready backstage making ses sions enjoyable with tea. cof fee. sherbet, kabab. kofta. paratha. Iuchi. tarda, Jimi, samosa and so forth

He was a good converse tionalist himself and knew the art of getting others to take part In conversation.

He was a victim of harassment of the regime being put out of service al the whim of the President of the Republic However he was reinstated in service with due honor later.