"We are facing a third world war against humanity and this is what brings us all together."

Bangladesh is one of the safest countries in the world, according to a poll carried out by Gallup the Washington DC-based opinion pollster.

The US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat expressed satisfaction over the security measures taken by the Bangladesh government to ensure safety of foreigners and assured their help to enhance aviation security.

We can help them [Syrian refugees] form an army...They can go to fight to liberate their country.

“When you look at Paris, toughest gun laws in the world, nobody had guns but the bad guys… if they had guns… if they were allowed to carry, it would have been a much, much different situation,”

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all including the members of the Bangladesh Army to always stay alert and uphold the dignity and honour of the national flag.

Three recent elections, federal in Canada, state level in Bihar and national in Myanmar, have once again showed us the might of the “Peoples' Will” and what it can achieve. Each of these elections had some special significance with the one in Bihar and the last one in Myanmar having unparalleled historic significance. These elections reminded us that we had some internationally praised and historically significant elections of our own and made us wonder when we would have similar elections in Bangladesh again?

The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Dispute Settlement Commission Act cannot to be implemented because of obstacles from the bureaucracy, said Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday.

“This kind of shot is daal-bhat to him. You know what is daal-bhat? It's bread and butter!”

The PM blames Khaleda, the BNP chief blames Hasina, the killers continue to kill, the victims' families live in fear, people remain confused and angry, friends of Bangladesh watch in disbelief and the smile of our enemies grow wider.

"The professor father who lost his son might believe in the political ideology of those who carried out the attack. He's made such remarks because he doesn't want the people of his party to stand trial.

President Abdul Hamid yesterday emphasised preparing the youth as worthy and ideal citizens by giving them proper education and

“I don't want any trial. I want good sense to prevail. Both the parties -- the one that's doing politics using secularism and the one that's doing politics using state religion -- are taking the country towards destruction. Let good sense prevail on both sides."

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said the defeated forces in the Liberation War of 1971 were now appearing with the

“How can a country run if lawmakers become law-breakers?"

Noting that the recent bomb attack on a Tazia procession was aimed at tarnishing Bangladesh's image, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the country's progress cannot be stalled by carrying out such attacks.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon Dhaka city dwellers to be more judicious about using civic

As a nation Bangladeshis are religious-minded but not zealots. Not all who join Tazia procession are necessarily Shias. All Muslims take

“It is very wrong of certain embassies to issue such directives, very wrong of them.”

“This [traffic congestion] will not be solved until a single institution is empowered to deal with the issue.”