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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.
"If you do not attend the House regularly and do your duties properly, I will be compelled to dissolve the Jatiya
Sangsad and hand over power to a caretaker government for an early general election" -- Khaleda Zia
Prime Minister
Warned party lawmakers at a BNP parliamentary party meeting before the start of the 16th Jatiya Sangsad session, on May 12.
Source: The Daily Star "We want all terrorists to be prosecuted wherever they are, whether in Bangladesh or elsewhere. Essentially in Bangladesh, we will certainly encourage the government to go after those who would undermine the long tradition of tolerance, moderation and peace"
-- Christina Rocca
US Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Told at a press conference on her three-day Dhaka visit, on May 12. Source: The Daily Star "This is a victory of Chittagong. This is
a victory of its people"
-- ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury Newly elected Mayor of Chittagong Told a huge gathering after he was elected mayor of the port city, on May 10. Source: The Daily Star
Hati khade pore
gele shobai lathi mare
(Everybody kicks an elephant when it is down)
-- Mir Mohammad Nasir Uddin
Defeated ruling coalition candidate at the CCC mayoral election
Told journalists reacting to the top-level order for his resignation from Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry, on May 13. Source: Prothom Alo
"Jamat-e Islam is cheating people by opening up Islamic banks, kindergartens and organising various cadres"
-- Mufti Fazlul Haq Amini Leader of Islami Okiya Jote
Told at a grand rally in Brahmanbaria, on May 12.
Source: Prothom Alo