"The killing of Prof Mohammad Yunus of Rajshahi University is not an isolated incident. Anti-liberation elements in the government are killing the intellectuals, journalists and teachers one after another. They will soon turn towards the national leaders as they did on the eve of our victory in 1971", he warned.

Jalil was addressing as chief guest at a meeting organised by an alliance of 14-party in protest against the killing of Prof Yunus at Shaheb Bazar.

Chaired by Rajshahi city AL President Mahbubuzzaman Bhulu, the meeting was also addressed by Workers' Party President Rashed Khan Menon, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal President Hasanul Haque Inu, Bangladesh Communist Party President Manjurul Ahsan Khan, Gono Forum presidium member Pankaj Bhattachariya, Gono Azadi Dal President Abdus Samad, Samyabadi Dal General Secretary Dilip Barua, AL leader Obaidul Quader, WP leader Fazle Hossain Badsha, and Bangladesh Economic Association President Dr Kazi Kholekuzzman.

Abdul Jalil said, "There is no alternative to street agitation to topple the corrupted government as the security of people and sovereignty of the country are at stake".

Criticising the activities of Rapid Action Battalion, he said, "Terrorists are being killed in crossfire to save their godfathers belonging to ruling party".

Rashed Khan Menon said the BNP rehabilitated the Jamaat for going to power and now the alliance was plotting to sell out the country's resources to their foreign masters.

He said Prof Yunus was killed for his stand against the fundamentalists.

Hasanul Haque Inu said people wanted to remove this government for its various misdeeds.

Manjurul Ahsan Khan said it is the high time to face the fundamentalists.