Bangladesh: EC directs NCP to choose symbol from official list amid demand for ‘Shapla’Dhaka: Bangladesh Election Commission’s (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed, has stated that the National Citizen Party (NCP) must pick its electoral symbol from the EC’s official list, amid the party’s persistent demand for the allocation of Shapla (Water Lily) symbol, local media reported. Of these, two parties — the NCP and the Bangladesh National League — have been approved for registration. Meanwhile, the NCP has not yet been assigned an electoral symbol, although the party’s registration has been approved. Regarding the NCP’s insistence on the Shapla symbol, Ahmed said, “There is an unresolved matter concerning the electoral symbol of the National Citizen Party (NCP). As for the Bangladesh National League, their choice of symbol is acceptable and finalised,” he added.