Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- The interim government has issued the Representation of the People's Order (RPO) Amendment Ordinance, 2025, with a provision that says candidates must run using their registered party's symbol even if they form an alliance.

The Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs issued the ordinance in the form of a gazette on Monday, bdnews24.com reports.

Earlier, the draft of the RPO Amendment Ordinance was approved in principle at a meeting of the Advisory Council on October 23. The BNP objected to the requirement for alliance members to contest under their own party's symbol, but Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP) demanded that the amendment to Section 20 be maintained.

Now the ordinance has been issued wit...