Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- The Election Commission has issued a gazette adding the "Shapla Koli" or "water lily bud" to the list of accepted election symbols.

The revision to the election regulations was issued in a notice signed by EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Thursday.

With the parliamentary election approaching, the EC decided to approve registration to two political parties, including the National Citizen Party (NCP).

The commission had earlier sent a letter to the NCP, giving it until Oct 7 to select an election symbol from among the 50 listed in the official schedule.

However, instead of choosing from the approved list within the deadline, the NCP demanded the "Shapla" symbol by amending the regulations.

The EC repeatedly said that sinc...