Dhaka, July 19 -- Awami League has become completely irrelevant in Bangladesh's politics following its ouster by a mass uprising last year, Jamaat-e-Islami deputy chief Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher has said.

Speaking at the party's national rally at Suhrawardy Udyan, Taher told supporters he would not list what Awami League had done, calling it a "people's case".

He believes the ousted party has no route left into national politics, saying it has "lost" the public's trust.

Calling for a new Bangladesh, the Jamaat leader said: "Those who want to rule again in the old manner will not be given that chance by the people."

On the issue of state reforms, he criticised inconsistency among political actors. "Everyone agrees on reform, or so t...