Opposition's politics
The respondents were asked to comment how they view the politics of the opposition. While 30 percent think the opposition's role is negative, 28 percent think it is positive. This shows public perception about opposition politics is nearly evenly divided despite the fact that the opposition has been boycotting the parliament and calling hartals. Five percent said the opposition wants to increase social instability while 19 percent said it wants to grab power.

Govt's attitude towards opposition natural
Majority respondents (52 percent) think the way the government is handling the opposition is something not unusual given our political culture. Eleven percent think such behaviour towards the opposition is needed to maintain law and order. However, a significant 27 percent feel that the government's role in this regard is suppressive. Since this question was asked for the first time, we do not have any comparative data.

Some current issues

Transit for India beneficial
People were asked about their opinion on giving transit to India. A big 46 percent said they think it would benefit Bangladesh while 13 percent said it would serve India's interest. Another 9 percent said transit would hurt Bangladesh's interest. A big 29 percent said they do not know whether it would serve Bangladesh or India.

Do not resign from JS
After Khaleda was evicted from her cantonment residence, there was a process inside BNP to resign from the parliament en masse. So people's opinion was sought about such a move. An overwhelming 78 percent thought it would be a wrong decision. Only 10 percent thought it would be a good move.

No to hartal
BNP enforced another hartal on November 30 last year to protest eviction of Khaleda from her cantonment house. We asked respondents what they think of such political programmes. An overwhelming 85 percent rejected hartal. Thirty percent said hartal should be banned by law. Only 9 percent thought it is a democratic right. However, when respondents were asked to comment whether they generally accept hartal as a political programme, 95 percent said, "No".

Threat to overthrow govt wrong posture
Recently, BNP called for overthrowing the government immediately. We asked respondents how they react to such a call. A huge 83 percent said this is a wrong decision by BNP. Only 10 percent said it is a good decision.

AL to get more votes
We asked respondents which party they would vote for if there was an election tomorrow. Awami League came out the winner with 39 percent saying they would pick AL. BNP got 22 percent votes.

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