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Her party won only 62 seats against the BNP led 4 party coalition (JAMAAT- JP - IS) in the October 2001 Parliamentary Election. Currently she is the leader of the opposition. But under her leadership, the Awami League boycotted Parliament until June 2004, when it resumed participation on a limited basis. Her party continues to focus on strikes and demonstrations to force the government to resign and hold early elections.
On August 21, 2004 Ms Wajed escaped with minor injuries when several grenades were detonated while she was addressing a crowd in Dhaka. 19 people were reported killed and hundreds injured in the attack [1] [2].