"The conspirators are not only bent on toppling the BNP-led alliance government, but also destroying democracy earned through a long struggle," she told a huge public meeting near Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

"They want to remove the government unconstitutionally and undemocratically," added Khaleda, also the chairperson of the BNP..

There would be no more chances of saying, "I am not unhappy," the premier said quoting what she meant was a statement of Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina to BBC Radio after the military takeover in 1982.

Without naming the Awami League (AL) chief, Khaleda referred to her tacit support for the military rule after the removal of the then BNP government and said she (Hasina) was once again cherishing the wishful thinking.

"That thinking will not come true this time around," the prime minister said.

She asked the 'schemers' to immediately stop their 'unholy activities' and engage in constructive politics to keep up democracy and ensure development.

"Otherwise you will face people's wrath," she warned.

Referring to the political parties demonstrating to unseat the government, Khaleda said they would not be able to force the government from power using anarchy, indiscipline and mindless hartals. She criticised the opposition for 'setting fire to public and private property and preparing coffins before any casualty'.

"We'll not step down in the face of threats or hartals," she said, adding: "Don't jockey for power now…we've passed only two and a half years in office and you have to wait for another two and a half years for the polls."

Tens of thousands of people from Mirpur, Pallabi and Kafrul under Dhaka-11 constituency converged on the ground to listen to the prime minister.

She said: "The plotters, the enemies of democracy, are trying to make Bangladesh subservient to others because they like slavery."

"We are both in power and in the street…we will face the conspiracy by taking people with us."

The premier observed that the conspirators isolated from people for long were also trying to mislead people by telling lies.

On Hasina's promise to separate the judiciary, Khaleda said the party that curbed courts' independence taking office after independence and brought out a stick processions and put up a slum in front of the High Court last time, should not make such statements.

She also alleged that the past AL government did noting to separate the judiciary from the executive, but tried to infringe on the judiciary.

On women's reserved seats in parliament, she said that the AL proposed to reserve 30 seats under the previous provision that gave all the membership to the ruling party.

But her government decided to raise the seats to 45 and introduce proportionate distribution of the seats among parliamentary parties.

She listed her government's development programmes and sought people's support from their realisation.

Presided over by local legislator SA Khaleque, the rally was addressed, by LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, Health Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Law Minister Moudud Ahmed, Communications Minister Nazmul Huda, Housing Minister Mirza Abbas, State Minister for Cultural Affairs Selima Rahman, Dhaka city Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, Home Minister Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, Water Resources Minister Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and State Minister for Labour and Manpower Amanullah Aman.

Juba Dal President Barkatullah Bulu, Dhaka city BNP General Secretary Abdus Salam, JCD President Shahabuddin Laltu and city BNP leader Eklashuddin Mollah spoke on the occasion, among others.

Senior ministers and leaders including Information Minister Tariqul Islam were present.