Dhaka, Dec. 27 -- Tasnim Jara has resigned from the National Citizen Party (NCP), saying she will vie to represent Dhaka-9 constituency in parliament as an independent candidate.

Jara announced the move in a Facebook post on Saturday amid discussions about her withdrawal from NCP.

She wrote that she has decided not to run as a candidate for any party or alliance.

NCP had announced candidates for 125 seats on Dec 10 ahead of the parliamentary elections, with Jara named as the party's candidate for the Dhaka-9 parliamentary seat.

Jara's resignation was confirmed to bdnews24.com by the NCP's Senior Joint Convenor Samantha Sharmin on Saturday evening.

She said, "Tasnim Jara has resigned... I do not have her statement on the matter."

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