"The end of the alliance rule has begun. The day is not far away when the oppressive BNP-Jamaat government will fall and people will be relieved," Hasina, also the leader of opposition in parliament, said.

Addressing a large workers rally organised by Jatiya Sramik League to observe the May Day in Chashara Osmani Stadium, Narayanganj, Hasina said the AL's struggle against the 'repressive regime' would continue, "because, people want a rule of law, peace and stability".

"A single warning from Awami League unnerved the alliance government, causing their knees to shake. In panic, they turned the whole country into a prison by arresting over 20,000 innocent people," she told the gathering.

The AL chief said: "If this oppressive government continues to rule, peace will remain a far cry. People want a rule of law, not terrorism. They no longer want to bear with the abuse of power."

Alluding to the closure of Adamjee Jute Mills, the opposition leader alleged the government had turned 35,000 workers of the mills jobless and jeopardised livelihood of more than one crore people, including jute farmers.

"During the misrule of the last two and a half years, this government made four lakh workers of more than 50 industries jobless, while 5 lakh women lost their jobs as 1,200 garment factories were shut down," she claimed.

"When you cannot provide food and job for the poor labourers, why do you axe their jobs?" she asked.

Hasina said: "The BNP-Jamaat alliance government has totally failed to ensure good governance in the country. They have made a hat-trick in corruption… they have secured the top position in torturing journalists, repressing women and children, and violating human rights."

The opposition leader reiterated the accusation that Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and her elder son, using Hawa Bhaban as the base, have established a reign of terror across the country. It is a continuation of what they had been "doing before coming to power -- blasting bombs at Udichi function, Ramna Batamul, CPB meeting at Paltan and Narayanganj office of AL."

She accused the government of torturing three Jubo Mohila League workers, arrested in Dhaka on April 29, with hot water and electric shocks. "Such tortures on women political activists were never seen in the country's history."

"We express our hatred to Khaleda, a woman who can order such torture on other women," Hasina said. "Is it a sign of democracy? Is there any democracy at all in the country?" she asked.

Hasina said Jamaat-e-Islami was using the name of Islam in its politics, "but neither Islam nor governance is safe in their hands."

She also accused Jamaat of orchestrating terrorist acts by various disguised organisations in different parts of the country.

Chaired by Sramik League President Ahsanullah Master MP, the rally was also addressed by frontline AL leaders Abdul Jalil MP, Motia Chowdhury, Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim MP, Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, Obaidul Kader, Akhteruzzaman, Abdur Rahman, Prof Nazma Rahman, Habibur Rahman Siraj, Selina Akhter Ivy and Ajay Kar Khokon.

KM Shafiullah, Opposition Chief Whip Abdus Shaheed MP, KM Jahangir Hussein MP, Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury Lytton MP, Mostafa Jalal Mohiuddin, Dewan Shafiul Arefin Tutul, AFM Bahauddin Nasim, AHM Masud Dulal and Monayem Munna were present in the meeting.