Sarjis Alam threatens street protests if NCP is denied 'Shapla' polls symbol

Sarjis Alam, organiser of the National Citizen Party North, has warned of street protests if his party is denied the “Shapla” electoral symbol. On Wednesday, Sarjis said Shapla, like the BNP’s paddy sheaf, is a symbol that NCP has a right to. “If we are deprived of our rightful symbol, we will be forced to take to the streets,” he said after a coordination meeting of the Sunamganj NCP unit. Alam also claimed that they followed all necessary procedures to register with the Election Commission and requested the Shapla symbol. The commission, unexpectedly, told them that Shapla was not an official symbol for registration. On the ousted Awami League, Sarjis said: “The Awami League is responsible for the killing of...