Besides this, to face any unexpected situation that might be created by the opposition, the BNP plans to take control of the streets across the country at any cost before the handover of power to caretaker government in the last week of this month. Policymakers of the party want this also as a show of its political might, sources said.

The party leadership has already asked the district and upazila units to gear up party activities in their respective areas on the eve of the handover of power.

"Our leaders will not leave their areas, rather they will bring out processions and hold rallies across the country till power is handed over to caretaker government. District level leaders have been asked to keep control of the streets at any cost and continue political programmes," a senior BNP leader told The Daily Star yesterday.

According to party decision, the BNP will organise rallies in the capital as well as divisional and district towns and upazila headquarters on October 28 and 29. Its front organisations like Jatiyataabadi Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal will begin holding rallies and bringing out processions from tomorrow.

The party has already applied for permission to have Paltan Maidan as venue for its October 27-29 programmes. The National Sports Council is yet to give it permission.

The Jamaat- e-Islami and Islami Oikya Jote, coalition partners of the BNP, will also hold rallies in the capital simultaneously.

The BNP leadership is however worried about some party leaders and incumbent lawmakers as they could face public resistance in their areas due to their controversial activities in the last five years of coalition rule.

Sources said if the ongoing BNP-AL dialogue fails and confrontational politics follows, many more BNP lawmakers and leaders could face problems in their areas. So, a group of such leaders are trying to convince the party leadership to resolve the prevailing political stalemate through the dialogue.

Talking to reporters, Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman already said the ongoing dialogue should end successfully, otherwise the nation will face a disaster.

On the Hasan issue, Law Minister Moudud Ahmad on Thursday said,"There is no scope to reach a consensus through the ongoing dialogue ignoring the constitution."

Some BNP sources however said many of the senior party leaders want a resolution of the political crisis over the reform issue before handover of power to avoid confrontations on the streets.

But a section of party leaders are opposed to meeting the AL demand on Hasan issue as, they say, this might lead to loss of the BNP's political might during the caretaker government's tenure, helping the opposition in the next election.