Highlights:
- Rumeen Farhana, independent MP from Brahmanbaria-2, says her popularity surpassed senior BNP leaders.
- She was expelled from BNP on the same day BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia passed away.
- She claims party discipline was used as a reason, but the real cause was her status as a rebel candidate.
- Rumeen Farhana feels relieved after leaving BNP, free from long-standing pressure and harassment.
- She had contested the Brahmanbaria-2 seat against BNP’s official candidate.
Rumeen Farhana believes her growing popularity compared to senior BNP leaders caused her expulsion.
She said:
“পদধারী বড় নেতাদের চেয়ে বেশি জনপ্রিয়তায়ই কাল হয়েছে আমার।”
Translation: “My downfall came because I was more popular than the senior leaders.”
She added that after Khaleda Zia gradually withdrew from politics due to illness and imprisonment, some people developed negative attitudes towards her and targeted her.
Rumeen Farhana pointed out the timing of her expulsion:
“সেদিন দেশনেত্রী খালেদা জিয়া মারা যান, সেদিনই বিএনপি আমাকে বহিষ্কার করল। সকাল ৬টায় দেশনেত্রী তিনি মারা যান, আর আমাকে বিকাল ৪টায় বহিষ্কার করা হয়।”
Translation: “The day Chairperson Khaleda Zia passed away, BNP expelled me. She died at 6 AM, and I was expelled at 4 PM the same day.”
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The official reason was “violating party discipline,” but Rumeen Farhana says it was because she was a rebel candidate. BNP didn’t even wait for 10–15 days left to withdraw her nomination.
Rumin said she now feels mentally relieved:
“দীর্ঘ ১৭ বছর ধরে একটি ব্যর্থ দলকে ডিফেন্ড করার যে চাপ ছিল, তা থেকে মুক্তি পেয়েছি।”
Translation: “I am now free from the pressure of defending a failed party for 17 long years.”
She added that she faced harassment from both party insiders and online groups trying to please senior leaders. Rumin said:
“এই দল থেকে বের হয়ে আজ আমি যেন সেই চাপ ও হেনস্তা থেকে মুক্তি পেয়েছি।”
Translation: “Being out of the party, I feel free from that pressure and harassment.”
For context, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia passed away on 30 December last year. On the same day, Rumin Farhana was expelled after she contested the Brahmanbaria-2 seat against BNP’s official candidate.
Source: Jugantor
