1,142 murders from January to April alone — just four months. That means an average of three dead bodies every single day. Three families destroyed daily. Add to that 5,998 cases of violence against women and children. More than 50 every day. One every half...

Bangladesh is once again moving toward the dark period we witnessed during 2001–06. Whenever the BNP is in power, the brutal reality of oppression against minorities becomes visible again. The barbaric attack on a Hindu family in Sharankhola, Bagerhat, is not an isolated incident....