Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has refused to choose any electoral symbol from the list sent by the Election Commission (EC) and instead renewed its demand for the inclusion of the 'Water Lily' symbol in the EC's official list.

In a letter emailed to the EC Secretary on Tuesday, NCP Convener Md Nahid Islam urged the Commission to amend the Election Conduct Rules to include the 'Water Lily' in it. He expressed hope that the EC would allocate one of the three desired symbols -'Water Lily,' 'White Water Lily' or 'Red Water Lily'-for their party.

The EC, however, has already decided not to allocate the 'Water Lily' symbol to any political party. The Commission informed the NCP that although the party has been granted regi...