Hasina was addressing a roadside meeting at the Janata Bank intersection in Gobindaganj here yesterday while on her way to Phulbari in Dinajpur. Gobindaganj Upazila AL president Tozammel Huq Prodhan presided the meeting.

AL chief said so-called uncompromising leader Khaleda Zia has compromised with her husband's killer Ershad just to clinch to power. As a consequence, Ershad is being released from the corruption cases one after another, she said. As the prime minister has no confidence on people, so she extended her hands with autocratic Ershad, she said.

The Alliance government has formed a puppet Election Commission (EC) just to bring the polls result in their favour, but the 14-party Combine would resist such move, Hasina said.

Hasina said the Khaleda-Nizami Government is patronising Islamic militants and using them in own interest. The ruling Alliance announced death sentence to kingpins of militants so that they do not disclose names of their patronisers, she said.

AL general secretary Abdul Jalil, in his address, said no election would be held in the country unless reforms in the caretaker system of government and EC. He said if the Alliance Government refuses to meet the demands, those will be realised through non-cooperation movement during the next Caretaker Government's tenure.

Among others, central leaders Mahmudur Rahman Manna, Mirza Azam, Jahangir Kabir Nanonk, Advocate Fazley Rabbi, Pankoj Dev Nath and Mahmud Hasan Ripon addressed.

Earlier, at a similar meeting held at Mitidali intersection on the outskirts of Bogra town, Hasina said price of rice came down to Tk 10 per kg while prices of other commodities were within reach of common people when her party was in power. Rice price increased from Tk 10 to 20 per kilogram as soon as the Four-party Alliance came to power, she said.

She alleged that BNP leaders were involved in corruption at the same time the government party rehabilitating the corrupt persons.

Bogra AL president Momtaj Uddin presided the meeting.

Among others, 14-party Combine leaders Abdul Jalil, Motia Chowdhury Hasanul Haque Inu, Pankaj Bhattacharya, Mostafa Zaman Mohiuddin, Zahangir Kabir Nanak Mirja Azam MP, Pankaz Devnath, Mohamudul Hasan, Abdul Mannan, Saleha Sultana, Shahadat Alam Zhunu, Sagar Kumar Roy and Haider Ali. addressed.