These included reconstituting the Election Commission (EC) by sacking the chief election commissioner (CEC) and three other election commissioners, updating erroneous voter list and making the administration neutral by cancelling all appointments, promotions and forced retirement by BNP-Jamaat-led alliance during last six months of its tenure.

The demands also included reshuffling in police hierarchy, equal coverage for all political parties in Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar and cessation of harassing 14-party leaders and activists.

Earlier, JSD leaders organised a rally at Muktangan in the city.

Addressing the rally JSD President Hasanul Haq Inu said people were forced to live under misrule and corruption during the last five years of BNP-Jamaat-led alliance government.

Now it is the people's turn to retaliate through their votes, he said.

Knowing that people will not vote for them, the BNP-Jamaat alliance is hatching conspiracies to win the election, said Inu.

"They have appointed Aziz, Zakaria and others to act on their behalf and politicised the entire administration to win the election," he added.

"We call upon the President to foil all evil designs of BNP-Jamaat alliance by arranging a level play ground for all by October 11," Inu said.

If the President fails to meet the demands, they would launch tougher movement to realise their demands, he warned.

JSD General Secretary Syed Jafar Sazzad, Shirin Akhter, Abul Hossain and Muhammad Khaleq also spoke at the rally.