The National Citizen Party, formed by young leaders who spearheaded the July Uprising, has agreed to take ‘Shapla Koli’ as its election symbol -- backing away from its earlier insistence on securing the Shapla logo. The decision was announced on Sunday after a meeting with the chief election commissioner (CEC) at the Election Commission headquarters in Dhaka. NCP’s Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary said, “The National Citizen Party has submitted letters to the Election Commission requesting Shapla, Shada Shapla, and Shapla Koli as potential symbols.”He added, “If Shapla Koli is allocated, the NCP will accept it. Faced with the party’s insistence and threat of street protests, the EC added four new symbols to the list on Thursday, including the Shapla Koli. We are continuing our fight within this framework and, in that context, we are taking the Shapla Koli and applying for it.”He added: “We will adopt Shapla Koli.
