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AL working out 'tougher' agitation programmes

REAZ AHMAD
In the wake of the government' s indifference to Awami League's (AL) one-month ultimatum to meet its 15-point demand, the main opposition party is now chalking out details of what it said is a 'tougher movement' after the scheduled hartal across the country on February 12.
The AL high command is firm on going ahead with the decision of February 5 joint meeting of the party's central working committee and front organisations to turn the 15-point movement into a one-point 'oust-government' movement if there is no positive response to the
ultimatum before its expiry on February 10, party sources said.
The movement programmes now being worked out include mass rallies in divisional headquarters, 'foot-march and train-march' across the country, rail-road barricades and hartal for longer periods
AL President and Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina gave the ultimatum from a January 10 rally at Paltan Maidan in the capital. The demands include checking the downslide in law and order and unabated price hike of essentials.
Before leaving for Bangkok after the Eid-ul-Azha for a routine medical check-up, AL General Secretary FROM PAGE 1
Abdul Jalil told The Daily Star his party would be compelled to go for an a 'one-point' movement if the government paid no heed to its ultimatum.
Jalil also hinted at a fresh round of dialogues with other opposition parties to intensify the anti-government movement.
Late last year, he had said there would be a changeover of power by April this year amidst a mass upsurge.
Sheikh Hasina along with 57 of her party's lawmakers has been boycotting the parliament for eight months now.
Deputy Leader of the Opposition and senior AL leader Abdul Hamid, however, did not rule out the possibility ofALlawmakers' return to parliament.
" If we see we'll gain politically by joining the House sessions, we might do so before the expiry of a 90-day timeframe, " Hamid told The Daily Star recently.
Briefing newsmen after last Thursday's joint meeting, AL Organising Secretary Saber Hossain Chowdhury said, "We're utterly disappointed that the government did not pay heed to our demand. It remains totally indifferent to what has been happening in the country and it doesn't even feel the need to give any explanations to people about the grave incidents taking place one after another."
About the move for a common platform of opposition parties, AL insiders pointed out that left-leaning parties were still undecided on the issue.
Meanwhile, former president Badruddoza Chowdhury and Gono Forum chief Dr Kamal Hossain have repeatedly called for greater unity of people in the fight against law and order downslide and corruption.