Dhaka/IBNS, Feb. 14 -- Tasnim Jara, who had emerged as a prominent face during the July uprising against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, hoped to usher in political and structural change in Bangladesh.

However, her promise suffered a setback when the National Citizen Party (NCP) decided to ally with Jamaat-e-Islami ahead of the February national elections.

Jara, a Bangladeshi doctor who gained widespread recognition for her Bengali-language health awareness videos during the Covid-19 pandemic, resigned from her post as Senior Joint Secretary of the NCP in December last year.

She expressed disappointment over the party's alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami, saying it conflicted with her vision of creating a genuinely new political altern...