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Arrives at Sirajganj amid protests: Hartal today

From Our Correspondent
SIRAJGANJ. Feb 10: Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia arrived here tonight for her electioneering tour in the district where the major Opposition has called a dawn-to-dusk hartal tomorrow to protest the PM's visit.
BDR and riot police have been deployed at different spots including the Circuit House, where the PM would stav. and at the Government
University College, the venue for her public meeting, scheduled to be held at 2 pm tomorrow.
Begum Zia reached Siraj-ganj Circuit House at 10:30 Em amid sporadic cracker lasts at different parts of the town.
The PM reportedly diverted her route on her way from Rajshahi to Sirajganj to avoid a black Hag demonstrations by the Opposition activists at Natore. The demonstrators also damaged vehicles at the Kanaikhali bus stand and exploded crackers in Natore.
Prior to her arrival here, at least 16 persons were injured in clashes between the activists of the ruling BNP and the mainstream opposition parties boycotting the February 15 polls
The anti-polls activists also set fire to the district election commission office, the pourasava office, a restaurant and ransacked several election camps in and outside the town while the local Awami League office was also attacked by the pro-election political activists. The town was also rocked by a series of explosions during the day.
The clash between the activists of BNP and the opposition parties took place at around 7:30 pm at Suhrawardy Road The BNP
workers brought out a procession to welcome the PM's visit while the Opposition activists of the AL, Jatiya Party and the Jamaat were staging black flag demonstrations to protest Begum Zia's electioneering tour.
Opposition parties have also called hartal from 2 pm to 10 pm at Tangall district headquarters tomorrow to protest the PM's visit in the district. She is scheduled to address a election rally at Tangail during her return to the capital tomorrow.
According to police and witnesses, a group of militant anti-polls activists stormed the local election office and set fire to three sacks containing ID cards and other official papers and furniture of the office at around 8:30 pm. They also set fire to the municipal office and a restaurant at the Station Bazar shortly afterwards.
Meanwhile, the election rally of a BNP candidate was attacked and two shops were damaged at Belkuchi thana while a Progosh candidate in the polls. Gulzar Hossain, was beaten up in the same area. The election camp of Gulzar was also burnt.
Freedom Party candidate from Ullapara, Abul Kasheni, has today announced his withdrawal from the election race.