"The BNP-Jamaat alliance government has adopted a dilly-dally tactics regarding reform talks with a view to holding the next parliamentary election without reforms just to cling to power", he said.

The 14-party opposition alliance will not allow holding of polls without reforms as those are now people's demands, he said. Awami League will not betray with the people, he said addressing a public meeting at Shatbaria College ground in Suganagar upazila.

The front ranking AL leader also claimed that he ruling alliance is planning to switch over to presidential system of government to cling to power because they know people will not vote them in next polls.

The election commission is adamant to update the voter list without going house to house because it has tacit approval of the government on the issue.

"A voter list prepared thus will be fake. This is part of a conspiracy to hold a farcical election. We, taking the people along, will resist the evil move", Nasim said.

Talking on the issue of Islamist militants, the former home minister said the arrest of Shaikh Abdur Rahman and Bangla Bhai is an eyewash because their godfathers in the government are untouched.

The rise of militants started in the country after takeover by the BNP-Jamaat government.

Awami League on several occasions pointed to the rise of militants but Jamaat leaders brushed aside those, saying Basngla Bhai was a creation of the media.

With Suganagar upazila AL president Md Abul Kashim in the chair, the meeting was also addressed by Dr Abul Barakat, Secretary of Bangladesh Economic Association, Mirza Abdul Jalil, president AL's peasants front Krishok League, and Pabna AL secretary Shamsul Haque Tuku.