Before Eid, the BNP had tried to establish the idea that it was going to launch a tough anti-government movement. But the reality is that the party has not made any preparations whatsoever towards that end.
Even if there are issues, it has not been able to create an environment for a strong movement over the past few months.
One reason behind this is that the process to reorganise the party is taking much longer than expected. As a result, the party has not been able to come up with a comprehensive plan. Therefore, after the Eid vacations, it resumed activities by pegging the international issue of the Israeli offensive in Gazoo instead of trying to push any national issue.
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and her senior party colleagues warned of a so-called tough movement after Eid if the government did not discuss the issue of letting a non-partisan government oversee future national elections with them.
Khaleda said on several occasions that her party would first finish the reorganization process and then go for a tough movement.
People witnessed violent street protests before the January 5 election when the capital remained virtually isolated from the rest of the country for about a month.
The BNP-led 20-party alliance yesterday announced a 13-day programme, including a black flag procession, demonstrations and district tours starting August 16.
The alliance will kick off its programmes with a black-flag procession protesting Israel's recent attacks on Gazoo.