Dhaka, Sept. 5 -- BNP Chairman's Advisory Council member and Prime Minister's Political Adviser Zahir Uddin Swapon on Saturday accused the 11-party alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami of plotting to create instability in the country through street programmes such as a long march.

Speaking at a roundtable discussion in the capital, he urged the country's people to remain vigilant about attempts to take parliamentary debates to the streets unnecessarily.

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"Political parties may not fully understand what they are doing. But various domestic and foreign forces remain ready to exploit any unstable situation," the adviser said.

Swapon said programmes like a long march are contrary to the aspirati...