Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader has called for an end to the "politics of hatred and division" that he believes has pitted the nation's 180 million people against one another.

He said in a video message released on Monday that "an inhumane state of extreme disparity and control has been established under the guise of justice and equality".

The Jatiya Party chief shared these views via his personal and the party's verified Facebook pages during the late-night broadcast.

While several political leaders addressed the nation on BTV that day, Quader was notably absent from the state broadcaster.

In his social media post, he described the motherland as a "valley of death" where opponents are killed in broad daylight and bo...