Dhaka, Dec. 27 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Senior Joint Member Secretary Dr Tasnim Jara resigned from the party on Saturday.

In a message sent to the NCP's WhatsApp central group, Tasnim Jara wrote: "Dear comrades, I have resigned from the party. I have learned a great deal from you over the past one and a half years, for which I am sincerely grateful. Best wishes to you all."

Earlier in a Facebook post on her verified Facebook page, she announced her decision to contest the national election from Dhaka-9 constituency as an independent candidate.

In a post on her verified Facebook page on Saturday, Tasnim Jara addressed residents of Khilgaon, Sabujbagh and Mugda, saying she was born and raised in Khilgaon and had dreamed of enterin...