Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- Following the collapse of the Awami League (AL) government on August 5 after a month-long mass uprising led by students and the public, the party has announced a series of protest programmes, including a hartal, scheduled for February. However, the announcement has been met with strong opposition from the interim government and major political parties, who doubt AL's ability to rally support.

Since the events of August 5, many top AL leaders, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, have reportedly fled to India. In their absence, the party is attempting to regain political relevance through street demonstrations. However, both the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami believe that the people of B...