Hasina visits 5 S dists from April 2

The AL leader will address 13 public meetings at different places to create public opinion in support of her party's oust-government agitation. She will also hold party workers' meetings.

AL leaders and workers are taking all-out preparations at district and upazila levels to make their party chief's tour a success.

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They claimed that ruling party cadres are also preparing to foil the meetings at places.

On contact, police superintendents of Barisal, Jhalakati, Pirojpur, Barguna and Patuakhali said measures have been taken to ensure safety and security of the Opposition leader and peaceful holding of her programmes.

On Saturday, BNP activists gutted AL office in Mathbaria, ransacked the house and business establishments of AL leaders, while the local BNP office came under attack by AL activists.

At least 26 leaders and activists of both the parties were injured. The injured include Rafiquddin Ahmed Ferdous, upazila AL president and Mathbaria municipality chairman, Dr Anwar Hossain, AL leader, Kamal Munshi, upazila BNP organising secretary and Nazma, a domestic help of local AL president.

Five of the injured were rushed to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital. Both the parties blamed each other for the attacks and clashes.

Special forces have been deployed to quell any untoward situation.

This will be Hasina's second visit to the southern region. She visited Barisal and Bhola from February 24 to 26. Her motorcade in Barisal came under attack by BNP activists.