Dhaka, Sept. 26 -- The Election Commission (EC) will hold a meeting to review the National Citizen Party's (NCP) request to allocate the "Shapla" (water lily) as its electoral symbol, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin said on Thursday.

"We will review the NCP's letter in the Election Commission meeting before making any decision. I will not decide alone. After a discussion, we will decide the next steps," the CEC told reporters at the EC headquarters in Agargaon.

The NCP, which emerged at the forefront of last year's July-August uprising, formally applied to the Commission on Wednesday seeking inclusion of the "Shapla"-either the traditional water lily, a white version, or a red version-as an official electoral symbol ...