Tajnubha Jabin has resigned from the NCP again. She confirmed her resignation through a post on her Facebook profile.
In a Facebook post, she wrote that many people think that her objection to the alliance with Jamaat is mainly due to historical context or women's rights. However, according to her, a more serious issue is the process through which this decision was taken. She said that although it was presented as a political strategy or electoral compromise, in reality it was a planned process. She also mentioned in the post that she was brought to this position in a step-by-step manner.
She wrote that the issue is not just an ideological conflict—a bigger issue is a question of trust. Although 125 candidates were announced recently after collecting nominations from all over the country through a large-scale event, later the decision was finalized to not allow the remaining candidates to participate in the elections by reaching an agreement for only 30 seats. She also alleged that this decision has practically been sealed.
According to him, the matter has been dragged out until the last moment so that no one can even run as an independent candidate. Referring to the last day of filing nominations tomorrow, he said that he has no intention of running an independent election at this moment. The entire process has been carried out in a very messy manner and many have been practically ignored within a moment.
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Meanwhile, he rejected the reports published in various media outlets that he is opposing the alliance for fear of losing the nomination. He reminded that he had clearly stated earlier that if there is any kind of compromise in his seat, he will not run, no matter how strong the opponent is. He said that he is looking at the matter from that position.
He also said that supporters of the concerned groups are writing in an organized manner in favor of this alliance and are highlighting the rationale of the alliance. However, no decision has been made in any general meeting or election commission meeting that if there is an alliance, the candidates of the remaining seats will withdraw from the election or campaign for other parties.
In the post, he mentioned that negotiations are underway with Jamaat for a compromise on about 70 seats of Charmonai Pir, and only 30 seats are being reserved for a party born from a mass uprising—which he also questioned.
He said that since the beginning of the NCP's establishment, he was one of those who truly embraced the philosophy of the Constituent Assembly, Second Republic, moderation, women, and politics by including different ethnicities. He himself is a founding member of this party. Therefore, the decision to leave the party was very difficult for him. However, in the current situation, there was no other dignified path open to him other than leaving the party.
Many may say that leaving the party at a critical time is a sign of apolitical or immaturity. But he considers these statements to be completely baseless. His statement is very clear—if he were someone outside the party, being deceived would have been understandable to some extent. But when a leader sits at the top of the party and engages in 'minus politics' against another leader, it carries a terrible signal. This leadership is so busy with its own internal power struggles that it will never be able to build a new, moderate and pro-Bangladesh political trend for the country.
Many have been saying since yesterday that politics is a long-distance game - this is undoubtedly true. But unfortunately, that principle is lacking within the NCP itself. Controversies are being created one after another and presented as 'revolutions', and those who truly embrace the party's principles are being labeled as emotional. The big question now is how much the top leaders have actually followed the statements made in the Daily Star's recent debate, starting from the February 28 manifesto.
If the politics of old empty slogans had to be done, there would have been no need to come to a new party. Now, coming to the topic of the alliance with Jamaat - if the NCP could have stood firmly with its own independent political position, there would have been no problem in forming an alliance with any party in the future. That would have been acceptable even after five years. But why in the first election? In reality, it has been seen that all other political possibilities have been closed step by step and brought to a situation where there is no other way out except an alliance with Jamaat. Many people have been held hostage here by strategy. This is not an ordinary political strategy—it is a well-planned decision.
He knows that after publishing this article, there will be various attacks, accusations and attempts to defame him. Many will try to present his suffering as personal regret. But he is sure of his position. He came into politics to walk with the party, not to stand against them. Today, he was supposed to be busy preparing to submit his nomination, but he is forced to write these things.
Many are saying that the alliance will be temporary—for a month and a half, after which he will return to moderation. He thinks that in reality, that will not happen. After returning, the politics of duplicity and hypocrisy will start again. Those who talk about accountability, when that question is raised in their own party, the people concerned are 'minused'.
He admits that he has never directly played politics before. But the question is - who among this leadership has played a big role in national politics before? It can be said that he himself has left the party and is criticizing the party. This matter is not pleasant for him either. But more important for him are those people who are looking at the NCP with hope. Various dreams have been shown around the NCP,
He said that since the inception of the NCP, he was one of those who truly embraced the philosophy of the Constituent Assembly, Second Republic, moderation, women and inclusive politics. He himself is a founding member of the party. Therefore, the decision to leave the party was very difficult for him. However, in the current situation, there was no other dignified path open to him other than leaving the party.
Many may say that leaving the party at a critical time is a sign of apoliticality or immaturity. But he considers these statements to be completely baseless. His statement is very clear - if he were someone outside the party, it would have been understandable to be deceived to some extent. But if one leader sits at the top of the party and engages in 'minus politics' against another leader, it carries a terrible signal. This leadership is so busy with its own internal power struggles that they will never be able to build a new, moderate and pro-Bangladesh political trend for the country.
Many have been saying since yesterday that politics is a long-distance game—this is undoubtedly true. But unfortunately, that principle is lacking within the NCP itself. Controversies are being created one after another and presented as 'revolutions', and those who have truly embraced the party's principles are being labeled as emotional. The big question now is how much the top leaders have actually followed the statements made in the recent Daily Star debate, starting from the February 28 manifesto.
If the politics of old empty slogans had to be done, there would have been no need to come to a new party. Now, coming to the topic of the alliance with Jamaat—if the NCP could have stood firm with its independent political position, then there would have been no problem in forming an alliance with any party in the future. That would have been acceptable even after five years. But why in the first election? In reality, it has been seen that all other political possibilities have been closed step by step and brought to a situation where there is no other option open except an alliance with Jamaat. Many have been strategically held hostage here. This is not a simple political strategy—it is a well-planned decision.
He knows that after publishing this article, there will be various attacks, accusations and attempts to slander him. Many will try to portray his suffering as personal regret. But he is sure of his position. He came into politics to walk with the party, not to stand against them. Today, he was supposed to be busy preparing to submit his nomination, but he is forced to write these things.
Many are saying that the alliance will be temporary—for a month and a half, after which he will return to moderation. He thinks that in reality, that will not happen. After returning, the politics of duplicity and hypocrisy will start again. When those who talk about accountability speak, when that question arises in their own party, the people concerned are 'minused'.
He admits that he has never played direct politics before. But the question is—who among this leadership has played a big role in national politics before? It can be said that he himself has left the party and is criticizing the party. The matter is not pleasant for him either. But more important to him are those people who are looking at the NCP with hope. Various dreams have been shown around the NCP, and the people who are trying to realize those dreams have been cornered with various tags.
Those who tried sincerely are leaving one by one—so that their energy and time can be spent on some constructive initiative. Currently, he considers himself a ‘cow of the cow’, bound by meaningless labor, where there is labor but no result.
I don't feel good about leaving the party like this. However, trying to become an MP on the basis of compromise with those who have never given importance to the country or the parliament or forcefully running for office for their own benefit - these are not acceptable. It is impossible for me to adapt to such a situation. Digesting such a situation will give me pain like death. My leader will have to be Majawala, who is the holder of July politics. But the entire July has been handed over to Jamaat in the name of political strategy. Again, saying that there will be a 'bounce back' in time - is ridiculous. It must be remembered that BNP was out of power for 17 years in alliance with Jamaat, and even then it was not under Jamaat. If NCP is called another shop of Jamaat, then why is the party choosing Jamaat for power instead of trying to establish its own identity and politics? If there were three ministers in power - then how could it have done it?
Being at the center of power may be a strategy, but it takes competence to form an organization and provide leadership. Those who are leaving the NCP have actually tried to create a new settlement politics. But at the time of resignation, when they leave the party while respecting the integrity of the party, the label of 'apolitical' is given. At the same time, there is no one to keep track of how many leaders have violated the party's policy and participated in debates or activities. Again, those who have Laxmaniya followers can run for office in the name of the electoral alliance, and we cannot even resign—this is seen as a crime.
A lot of positive PR will be created around these leaders during the election. But it is clear—they are not a new settlement, not the politics of centrism. Many will say, "We knew it already." But there are many in the party who have done real NCP politics, but they were not given the opportunity to come forward creatively. The spirit of July was not practiced in the NCP—it was only used.
Those who wanted to use principles and ideology have been stopped by statements like 'politics is not done with policies', 'politics is not done with revolution or emotions'. So that hypocrisy can continue and they can do politics for their own interests.
Another thing - this strategy is being used to ensure that BNP does not win the referendum. The question is - why was NCP limited to 30 seats to win the votes? 60-70% of those whose names are circulating in the list have political backgrounds. Even then, if there was any planning, foresight or accountability among the NCP's forced leaders, then he would have tried harder. But time should not be wasted.
At first, he thought that he would resign after the formal announcement of the alliance. That was the last hope. But everyone has confirmed that this alliance has been sealed. So the main reason for the resignation is not only the alliance - distrust and distrust in the process. If the party could have been big and well-organized, concessions could have been made after considering many things. But at the beginning of the formation, it was said that first we have to go to parliament, then the organization will grow around the elected MPs—which is actually immoral.
Today, he resigned from the NCP. He is saying with a very broken heart that he cannot participate in the upcoming national parliament elections. The hardest thing is that his mother was coming from Chittagong for the elections today, and he had to take this decision today. You know, many people have been hurt by this step of his. But this is the right decision for him. If there was even the slightest hope, then maybe his self-respect would have been at risk.
He will also return the donations one by one. He will give detailed updates as time goes by and let you know how it will be returned gradually. Every penny will be returned. He expressed gratitude for the support and love.
Finally—he did not do politics before. He took to the streets in July for new changes, to do something new. That effort will continue until his death. His voice will be strong for the democratic change of the country. The space for centrism and pro-Bangladesh new settlement politics remains empty—his efforts will continue to fill it. Time will tell the rest.
Tasneem Zara resigned from the NCP through a post on her Facebook yesterday (December 27, 2025) on Saturday evening. Tajnubha Jabin also resigned today, Sunday.
Author: Vk Das
