"Denying the proclamation of independence by Bangabandhu equals to denial of the emergence of Bangladesh and its constitution. The government must withdraw 15 volumes of the documents immediately as it has no right to deliver distorted history to people at the expense of tax-payers' money," she said in her speech valedictory to the budget session of the Jatiya Sangsad.

Quoting from international newspaper reports on the events of 1971, books, intelligence reports of the United States, then Pakistan President Yahiya Khan's speech to the nation after the March 25 crackdown that admitted Bangabandhu declared the then East Pakistan Independent on March 26, 1971.

Hasina also blasted the government's "failures" to rein in law and order, unabated corruption by the alliance loyalists, repression on women, the Bangladesh candidate's defeat in the OIC secretary general polls, persecution of political opponents, widespread nepotism, killing of journalists and activities of Bangla Bhai's vigilante group.

Amid desk thumbing by the opposition deputies, Hasina, also president of the main opposition AL, read out the Proclamation of Independence from the constitution and said the new additions to the documents violated its provisions.

"Only Bangabandhu was the legitimate person to declare independence as he and his party won the 1970 general polls," she said.

The former prime minister was not surprised that the authentication committee of the documents under the present government would come up with such observations.

"The present prime minister has five birthdays and her party men claim three different days -- March 27, March 26 and March 25 -- when Ziaur Rahman had proclaimed independence."

She asked the four-party coalition to step down immediately brining an end to its misrule. People want the government to quit, admitting its misrule and failure. The earlier the government goes, the better."

"People are living in an environment of fear as the government harbours criminals, indulges in corruption and fails to deliver," said the AL chief amidst noisy protests from the treasury bench.

Accusing the government of widespread vote rigging in Dhaka-10 by-polls, she said: "Those who come to power by robbing people of their right to vote like the recent by-polls of Dhaka-10."

Hasina accused the government of smuggling Tk at least 34,000 crore out of the country.

"No work order in Biman is awarded to anybody without commission to a brother of the prime minister. A group, loyal to the government, misappropriated about Tk 250 crore in the purchase of aircraft and other things of Biman in the last two and half years.

She also charged a cabinet minister's brother of running a camp to train militants in Chittagong.

She criticised the chair for not entertaining any of the 137 adjournment motions submitted by opposition members demanding general discussion on different issues, postponing other businesses of the House.

Hasina accused the government of turning Bangladesh into a non-liveable country. "Khulna has turned into a valley of death, Chittagong into a city of abduction and north-western districts into Bangla Bhai's fiefdom."

She alleged Bangladesh lost the OIC secretary general's post for nominating an anti-liberation man.

The speech over, Hasina left the House as Prime Minister Khaleda Zia took the floor to deliver her valedictory speech.

Jatiya Party (Ershad) leader Raushan Ershad and Krishak Sramik Janata League leader Kader Siddiqui also spoke.