"When I resigned from BNP, several BNP MPs also wanted to resign with me, but they refrained from doing so after receiving threats of repression from the government," Mahi, also a lawmaker from Munshiganj-1 constituency, said at a press conference at the National Press Club in the city.

He said the BDB will produce a video documentary on BNP-Jamaat alliance government's corruption in different sectors ahead of the election.

It will also publish a white paper on the 'plundering of Tk 20,000 crore by the government', he added.

Mahi alleged that his constituency is being deprived of development because he is an opposition lawmaker.

The district administration has cancelled an allocation of Tk 56 lakh for development work in his constituency for 2005-2006 fiscal year at the instruction of the government, he said.

The government has also cancelled Tk 15 crore projects for his constituency, he added.

"Protesting the government's discriminatory attitude, we build a two-kilometre road in my constituency with voluntary participation of several thousand people in the construction work," he said.

Mahi also said that there is no possibility of BDB forming an alliance with the 14-party opposition combine for the general election.

BDB Joint General Secretary Firoz M Hasan and Convener of Jubo Dhara ATM Kamal were present at the press conference.