Dhaka: Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League has announced a series of protests demanding the resignation of Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government for its "oppression" of the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh.
With most of the party leaders either arrested or gone underground since the fall of the Hasina-led government in 2024 after a student-led anti-discrimination movement, this will be the first major demonstration by the Awami League.
As per a statement posted on the Awami League's verified Facebook page, the party will take to the streets, starting February 1 to press for the resignation of the interim government and implement the strike and blockade programs.
The statement said the party would distribute leaflets and campaign for their demands from February 1-5, and protest marches and rallies would be held nationwide on February 6, followed by further demonstrations and rallies on February 10.
It also said a nationwide blockade has been announced for February 16, and a dawn-to-dusk ‘strict’ strike would take place on February 18. It termed the cases against Hasina and others ‘farcical trials’. The statement also demanded the withdrawal of murder cases and other charges against the ousted prime minister and other party leaders from the International Crimes Tribunal.
