Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has urged the Election Commission to take the country's political situation into account, including the illness of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, and announce the election schedule only after "stability is restored".

NCP leaders collected their party's registration certificate from the EC on Wednesday before briefing journalists, where two senior figures outlined their position on the schedule.

Earlier, a delegation led by NCP Convenor Nahid Islam met Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin, and later received the registration certificate from EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed.

On the discussion, Nahid said: "The EC did not give us a clear indication about the schedule. The EC has said ...