Bhuiyan plays down AL threat

"Nothing will be able to topple the government ... power changeover will only take place through polls as there is no other alternative," he said.

Addressing a discussion meeting yesterday organised by BNP at Jatiya Press Club marking the Martyred Intellectuals Day today, Bhuiyan said the AL, which faced a massive polls debacle two years back, is now threatening to oust the government sometime in March or April.

Mannan Bhuiyan, who is also minister for LGRD (local government and rural development) and Cooperatives, also rejected "suggestions, formulas and statements" of the so-called third force.