Internal conflict within the Rangamati District unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has reached a critical stage following disputes over newly announced committees of the district’s student and weavers’ wings. Tensions escalated after the central leadership declared a 23-member student wing committee on May 2, the first in eight years. Supporters of the new committee expressed satisfaction, while those left out alleged irregularities, including inclusion of ineligible members and financial misconduct. A clash between rival student groups led to the imposition of Section 144 near the party office, and security has since been tightened.

The conflict deepened when a new weavers’ wing committee surfaced on social media, prompting allegations of forgery and bribery from one faction. Dissatisfied groups have threatened protests and strikes unless the committees are canceled. Senior BNP leaders acknowledged long-standing factionalism within the district unit, reportedly divided around MP and Minister Dipen Dewan on one side and district leaders Dipen Talukder and Mamunur Rashid Mamun on the other. Grassroots activists expressed frustration over leadership inaction, warning that unresolved disputes could trigger further unrest.

Local leaders said discussions with central authorities are ongoing to resolve the disputes, though no concrete solution has yet emerged.