Dhaka: Paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) forces are deployed in different districts of the country including Dhaka on Wednesday, ahead of Thursday’s verdict in a graft case against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.

Some 20 platoons of BGB are being deployed in the capital city while three platoons each of BGB members have already been deployed in Sirajganj, Bogra, and Narayanganj, and one each in Noakhali, Laxmipur, and Chandpur - following requests of respective district administrations, said Mohsin Reza, public relation officer of BGB Headquarters.

The move came in preemption of rowdy protests as aftermath of a court verdict billed for Thursday in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case filed against Khaleda and five others.