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city express
The latest crop of quotes from the city's press -- words worth repeating, we feel, for their humour, insight or sheer outrageousness. Star City does not necessarily support the opinions expressed in this column.
"They want to go to power riding on the shoulders of their foreign masters"
-- Khaleda Zia
Prime Minister
Told a public meeting in northern district of Thakurgaon on March 7.
Source: The Daily Star
"If Bangladesh could save economic and social loses due to hartals, the nation could aspire to match the outstanding progress being made by other countries in Asia"
-- Jorgen Lissner UNDP Resident Representative
Told a press conference at a launch of a report titled, 'Beyond Hartals: Towards Democratic Dialogue in Bangladesh' conducted by the United Nations Development Programmes (UNDP) on March 10. Source: The Daily Star
"We will encourage shopping centres to immediately use their captive power during the peak hours. If they do not heed the government's call, we will stop the supply to them"
-- Iqbal Hasan Mahmood
State Minister for Power
Told newsmen after a high powered meeting at the ministry in the face of increasing power shortage in the country, on March 9.
Source: The Daily Star
"We will violate any orders of the High Court about Ahmadiyyas and follow the laws of Allah"
-- Maulana Mohiuddin Rabbani Publicity Secretary, International Majlis-e Tahaffuz-e Khatme Nabuwat Bangladesh
Told at a conference at Paltan Maidan organised to declare Ahmadiyyas non-Muslim on March 11. Source: The Daily Star
"Barister Moudud Ahmed has earned a lot of money doing cases on the section 420”
-- Barister Jamiruddin Sirker
Speaker, Jatiya Sangsad Told Jatiya Sangsad on the importance of section 420, on March 11. Source: Prothom Alo
"Village people do not understand reserve fund or open market economy. They only understand the price of rice"
-- Nasiruddin
A local BNP leader in Lakshmipur
Told at a meeting of union representatives of ruling BNP pointing fingers to the Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman, on March 9.
Source: Prothom Alo