NCP adamant on ‘Shapla’ symbol, rejects EC’s list

The National Citizen Party has informed the Election Commission that it will not choose any symbol from the commission’s list. Instead, the party has requested an amendment to the election conduct rules to include the “Shapla” symbol, according to a letter emailed to the EC secretary on Tuesday. NCP Convenor Nahid Islam expressed hope that one of three variations: Shapla, White Shapla or Red Shapla, would be allocated to the party. The EC has already decided not to allocate the Shapla symbol to any party. Despite granting NCP registration, the commission said the party could not be assigned that symbol as it was not included in the official list of election symbols. Ahead of the parliamentary polls, the EC has...