Moreover, it is evident that Bangla Bhai wants to cash in on religious sentiments. It is not clear why the man has not been arrested so far , despite directives from the very top .

I am distressed, shocked, perplexed by the news of the outrageous activities of Bangla Bhai. No matter who these people are that they are killing, no matter what their political affiliations are , no matter how evil these people may be, Bangla Bhai has no right whatsoever to take the law in his own hands, not to speak of the brutal killing of these so called outlaws.

The government needs to come forward with some answers: are they governing at all? When a political party comes to power it takes the responsibility of the welfare of every single citizen, good or bad. The party in power is responsible for the law and order situation. Criminals recently murdered an elected member of parliament, Bangla Bhai and his men are enforcing their own laws. Killings, murders, kidnappings, corruption have become the norm of the day. Where is the government? It can't get away by putting the blame on the Awami League or any other party or foreign agents. They are in charge, they have to answer to these heinous crimes; at the end of the day they have to own the success of failure. They asked people to vote for them, to trust them. People have done so. They rejected the incumbent party to bring them back to power with the hope that they learnt their lessons from the first five-year rule. They voted for the BNP with the hope that it would deliver what it promised. Have they forgotten those promises?

Don't play foul with people's patience. Today or tomorrow they will wake up and will eradicate politics of deception, corruption, lies and impotency. Still there is time. BNP, take charge!

Shahid H Khandker, Toronto, Canada