Opposition conspiring to disrupt election: PM

She said her political opponents are out to kill democracy and introduce one-party rule by foiling the elections. "But the people will not let them do it," she warned.

"They had a survey and saw no chances of doing better in the next elections too--their result would be worse than it was in the past elections for their destructive politics," Khaleda told a big rally at the local Zia Maidan.

Claiming that BNP has restored parliamentary democracy, she asserted that this system would continue. She said her government would handover power in October for holding elections in January next year in the democratic process.

She urged the people to cast their votes judiciously so that the incomplete development tasks could be finished when they return to power.

Khaleda derided the "destructive politics" by the opposition Awami League in last five years, kicking up chaos and indiscipline both in parliament and out in the street. But people rejected them, she said.

"Their movement in the streets did not succeed, while in parliament they even went to assault the Speaker to create chaos," she told the crowd.

Khaleda said people would have to take decision whether they are for chaos and terrorism or for development, democracy and peace.

Citing various positive indices in socio-economic sectors, she said foreign reserve and per-capita income have increased and overall economy has been put on a strong footing under the alliance rule.

On the contrary, she alleged, the previous Awami League rule had ruined the economy and made Bangladesh into a market of a foreign country.

"But we do not want to be a market for others. We want to increase production in the country and increase exports by creating new markets abroad, meeting the local demand," the Prime Minister told her audience in the northern frontier upazila.

She struck a high note of optimism about the prospect of this country. "Bangladesh is a prospective country and none can obstruct its progress through conspiracy," she said.

In this context, the PM mentioned recent unrest in the garment sector, which she said was part of a conspiracy hatched to ruin this promising industry. But the people stood united and foiled that design, she said.

Presided over by lawmaker Shamsuddoha, the meeting was also addressed, among others, by BNP Vice-Chairman Begum Sarwari Rahman, Telecommunications Minister Aminul Huq, PM's Political Secretary Harris Chowdhury, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Alamgir Kabir, Rajshahi City Mayor Mizanur Rahman Minu, State Minister for Health Mizanur Rahman Sinha, State Minister for Education Ehsanul Huq Milan, lawmaker Shamsul Islam Pramanik and Jatiyatabadi Swecchasebak Dal President Rizvi Ahmed.