78% of respondents of the latest Dhaka Tribune opinion poll rejected the idea of continued hartal and blockade and a plurality of voters want the BNP to quit the association of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
A total of 46.8% voters agreed with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s call to the BNP for severing ties with Jamaat for holding a dialogue to break the political deadlock.
Hasina urged the BNP to leave Jamaat to come to a political understanding through dialogue.
When asked if they want the BNP to leave Jamaat as suggested by the PM, 48.6% of the people surveyed said they agreed on this.
Of them, 34.3% said they “totally agree” with the idea while 14.3% said they “somewhat agree.”
On the other hand, 36.6% of the respondents opposed that the BNP should quit Jamaat – 10.3% of them “totally” disagreeing with Hasina’s proposal.
Asked if they favoured continuing hartal and blockade as a mode of protest for fair election, 47.3% people answered “I do not support it” while 30.7% said “I do not support it at all.” Only 10.2% people said they “completely support” the idea.