Hasina was on the last leg of her three-day tour of Barisal and Bhola when alleged BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) activists damaged a vehicle at the tail of the motorcade at Charkawa ferry ghat.

In Daulat Khan, alleged BNP cadres injured at least eight AL activists Thursday night. Four of the injured, including critically wounded Anwar with broken limbs, were rushed to Bhola Hospital.

The same night, 12 others were injured after alleged BNP cadres attacked the Bhola AL office in the town at about 7:15pm. They hurled bombs and looted valuables after breaking into the office, sources said.

The attackers set all furniture on fire after dragging them out on the office premises. Locals extinguished the fire and police recovered two fresh bombs from near the spot.

The Bhola AL held a press conference yesterday morning and blamed ruling party activists for the violence and plunder. President of district AL Mofazzel Hossain Shahin, Secretary Fazlul Kader Majnu Molla and Member Abdul Momin Tulu spoke at the press briefing.

The AL leaders said they would lodge court cases within a day or two against the terrorist activities of ruling party cadres.

Police are patrolling the town where tension is running high, sources said. Mallick Fakrul Islam, Bhola superintendent of police (SP), said the situation is under control.

Sheikh Hasina left Barisal for Dhaka via Tungipara Thursday evening after a three-day tour of Barisal and Bhola districts.

On other hand, Advocate Nazrul Islam Rajon of Barisal claimed Hasina's motorcade never faced any obstacle and that Thursday's attack was a stray incident that occurred more than 30 minutes after Hasina passed through.

He said it was a car belonging to the Gopalganj AL that was damaged by a group of angry people oppressed during the previous AL regime, adding that the AL claims of attack on Hasina's motorcade and its supporters were "exaggerated and fabricated".

Mohammad Mohsin, SP of Barisal, also termed Thursday's attack a stray incident, adding the case lodged with Barisal Kotwali Police Station by Kamrul Hasan of Hemanta Para of Gopalganj also didn't accuse anyone with political links. Furthermore, the damaged car was not surrendered to police as evidence, he said.

Barisal Port and BIWTA (Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority) sources also denied the report of a trawler capsize on Thursday or AL worker Nikhil Swarnakar of Muladi going missing in that purported accident.