Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- Bangladesh's student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) has now become eligible for participating in the upcoming national polls, after the country's Election Commission greenlit their registration, recognising them as an official political party.
The announcement came when Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed confirmed that the commission had approved the registrations of both the NCP and the left-wing-communist faction Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (Marxist).
A gazette notification later stated that the NCP has been allocated the electoral symbol 'Shapla Koli' (water lily bud), Business Standard BD reported.
The decision marks a major milestone for the newly formed youth-led group, which seeks to positio...