"As the EC had resorted to forgery in updating voter list by violating the HC verdict on preparing a fresh voter list, it will not be able to prepare a genuine voter list at all," Hasina, also the Leader of the Opposition, said after the field-level task of updating the voters list ended yesterday.

Hasina was speaking at a views-exchange meeting with the party's grassroots-level leaders from Habiganj and Moulvibazar districts at her Dhanmondi office in the city.

Demanding drafting of a fresh and correct voter list with photographs, Hasina said that thousands of eligible voters across the country are yet to be put on the list.

The AL chief claimed the EC's motive is to exclude AL supporters from the list and include fake names to pave the way for the ruling coalition's victory in the next general elections.

She also demanded transparent ballot boxes in every polling centre in the upcoming election so that free, fair and impartial elections may be held.

Hasina accused the ruling BNP-Jamaat coalition government of the grenade attack on her party's rally on August 21, 2004 at Bangabandhu Avenue which left at least 24 party leaders and workers dead.

"Such terrible attack could not be carried out in broad daylight without the involvement of the prime minister, her son, state minister for home affairs and members of the intelligence agencies," Hasina said.

The AL chief also alleged hundreds of leaders and activists of her party were killed after the alliance government assumed power in 2001 and there were several attempts on her life as well.

Referring to the activities of the Islamic outfits Jama'atul Mujahideen Al-Islam and Harkatul Zihad, Hasina claimed they held meetings in the capital recently even though the government had banned them in 2004. "Is this ban on Jama'atul Mujahideen Al-Islam and Harkatul Zihad a drama?" Hasina questioned, accusing her political rival Khaleda Zia of patronising the fanatic militants.

Hasina said the ruling party men had looted crores of taka from the people through syndication and hiking price of essentials. The AL president advised voters to take money from BNP-Jamaat men before the vote but not vote for them to give a lesson to BNP-Jamaat in the next elections. "The money is people's money, people should have its share, they should take it," Hasina added.

Speaking to the party chief, grassroots level leaders briefed her on latest political situation, organisational condition and preparations for the next parliamentary polls. They also informed Hasina that Enamul Haque Mostafa Shaheed, the AL lawmaker of Habiganj-4 constituency, has not gone to his constituency for more than three years and demanded changing the candidate in the upcoming elections.

The local leaders also demanded that nomination be given to a family member of the slain former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria in the Habiganj-1 constituency.