Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Rumeen Farhana, a recently expelled leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has filed her nomination for the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency as an independent candidate, expressing a sense of irony about her political fate.

During the scrutiny of nomination papers at the Brahmanbaria deputy commissioner's office on Friday afternoon, she reflected on the current political landscape.

She noted that with the Awami League absent from the field, a strong wave of support for the BNP has emerged.

Rumeen described her position as an independent candidate in this climate as a "play of fate", drawing parallels to her father's experience in the 1973 elections.

At that time, despite a massive "Boat" (Awami League) wave, her...