She also directed them to prepare coalition leader Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), of which she is the chairperson, to face the probable anti-government movement of the opposition politically.

The premier's directive came at an urgent and close-door meeting in the afternoon with three important policymakers -- Finance and Planning Minister M Saifur Rahman, Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan and Health Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.

Highly placed sources said during the two-hour meeting Khaleda discussed latest political and law and order situation.

The meeting decided to make the law enforcement agencies more active, ask them to keep an eye on the 'conspiracy against the government and plot to upset peace and harmony in society'.

It also asked the four-party alliance to face the probable anti-government movement unitedly.

Meeting sources said the premier wanted to know the grievances and demands of the coalition partners, especially the Bangladesh Jatiya Party and Islami Oikya Jote and ways for greater cohesion of the coalition.

She sought suggestions from the three leaders about the government's and the party's next course of action to face problems in various areas.

Khaleda asked them to instruct all ministers and senior leaders to increase contact with party's grassroots leaders and activists and bridge the gap between the party and people.

"We must step up party activities and launch counter-campaigns against the opposition. We must mobilise people's support to resist any conspiracy against the country and constitutional democracy," a meeting source quoted her as saying.

As part of increased party activities, the BNP and its coalition partners will organise public rallies in major cities like Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet and Comilla after the prime minister returns from Geneva.

Khaleda is due to leave for Geneva on December 9 to attend an international summit on information technology.