Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Joint Convener Samanta Sharmin has resigned from the party, citing its alliance with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, "deviation" from its founding principles, "failure" to ensure women's political rights and lack of internal democracy.

In a post on her verified Facebook page on Thursday, Sharmin said she no longer believed the NCP was sincere about upholding the values on which it was founded, despite her repeated efforts over the past 11 months to bring changes through internal discussions and written proposals.

"I believe it is no longer possible for the NCP to remain sincere to the values on which the party was founded," she said.

Sharmin said she had opposed an alliance with Jamaat from the...