One group of faction is being led by the district BNP president Habibul Islam Habib MP, while the other group is being led by its general secretary (GS) Rahmatullah Palash.

In the press conference held at the Satkhira Chamber of Commerce and Industries auditorium, Palash accused Habib and former GS advocate Syed Iftekhar Ali of hatching a conspiracy to oust him from the post.

Palash organised the press conference protesting a report published in a national daily against him.

Palash also accused Habib of forming a new district Krishak Dal committee without his consent by dissolving the existing committee.

He further accused Syed Iftekhar of conducting the party activities sidelining its devoted leaders and activists since 1999.

BNP chief Begum Khaleda Zia formed a new district BNP committee headed by Habibul Islam Habib MP, MA Jalil and Rahmatullah Palash as president, senior vice- president and general secretary on June 27 last year. She formed the committee by dissolving the former committee headed by MA Jalil and advocate Syed Iftekhar.

In reply to a query by a journalist, he said they could not form a full-fledged committee because of unwanted intervention of a lawmaker in the party activities.

Palash alleged that a few of his party men helped publish the news by giving misinformation to journalist with an ill motive to tarnish his image. He termed the news item false, fabricated and motivated.