The four-party alliance did not want the welfare of people; they came to power only to plunder people's money, she said.

Hasina also said that her party, if voted to power, would recover the money plundered by corrupt alliance leaders and utilise those for the welfare of the people.

She said this while exchanging views with Bangladesh Islami Oikya Jote leaders who called on her at the party's Dhanmondi office.

The AL chief said Jamaat-e-Islami, a key component of the four-party alliance, has been using Islam to come to power again.

She also said that her party has never tried to use religion for political gains.

Many leaders are defecting from the four-party alliance as they have realised that the alliance has lost people's trust, Hasina said.

Maulana Mesbahur Rahman, president of Bangladesh Islami Oikya Jote, said Jamaat does not believe in human rights and people's freedom.

He also sought moral support from the AL for resisting those who do politics in the name of religion.

The Jote leaders also announced that they would work with the 14-party combine to realise its 11-point demand.

Advocate Nurul Islam Khan, Maulana Ismail Jehadi, Maulana Mokhlesur Rahman and Maulana Aminul Islam also spoke at the meeting.