Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and his wife Raushan Ershad have sought the prime minister’s appointment for talks on resignation of the party’s leaders from the cabinet.

Whatever may be his infamy, flippancy and punching above his weight in the eye of his critics, H. M. Ershad hardly seems ready for his swan song.

There are other more solemn occasions where ritualistic behaviour takes on ridiculous proportions. Take the placing of wreaths at memorials on particular days.

A year ago from today not even a savvy soothsayer would have dared to predict the change in our political climate that we are witnessing now.

It is a great relief that 5th January passed off without any untoward incident, although the stipulations set by the DMP before giving the go-ahead were observed only in their violation.

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir calls upon the government to forge a national unity to save the country from religious extremism.

BNP senior leader Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman says the upcoming municipal election is an acid test for the Election Commission to brighten its image and get rid of its questionable and sordid past.

If there is a generic confusion at the top in terms of decision-making to fight fundamentalism of all hues and stripes this will have a cascading effect on to the bottom.

Bangladesh's experience with ribald extremism and terrorism is more recent and, so far, has been less painful in terms of mass attacks or casualties. But there has been a slow, but steady gnawing at the very soul of this country.

Whether you question the trial, the proceedings, or the witnesses is for you to judge, but it is also upon us to share with you tales of our nights of watching shells killing our neighbours, of our homes turning into ashes.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges all to remain alert against the anti-liberation forces who are now out on a killing mission to undermine Bangladesh globally.

Never before in our history have we lived in so much fear. Never before have we suffered from so much anxiety to find our enemies hiding in the crowd.

PM Hasina says a vested quarter is cooking a plot behind the scene to taint Bangladesh’s image to create a situation like in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Iraq and Syria by saying that there is the presence of Islamic State (IS) in the country.

The High Court grants ad-interim bail to former president of Jatiya Press Club Shawkat Mahmud for six months in two vandalism and arson cases.

Should we call them unthinking or distasteful or outcome of politics overpowering ethics, tastes and values? Yes, we are talking about what the politicians and ministers are saying about the recent attacks on publishers and freethinkers.

Awami League’s acting General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif hopes those who believe in the spirit of the Liberation War will leave BNP.

BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan says the party would not take responsibility if “any of its members” is found personally involved in two foreigners’ killings.

A Gaibandha court denies bail to ruling party lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton in a case filed over shooting a 10-year-old boy.

Awami League Joint Secretary General Mahbubul Alam Hanif blames the BNP-Jamaat political alliance for today's bomb attack at Ashura programme at Shia headquarters in old part of Dhaka.

BNP demands impartial investigation into bomb attack at Shia Muslim group's headquarters in old part of Dhaka that killed one and injured 87 others.