Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The Election Commission (EC) has again sent a letter to National Citizen Party-NCP, asking it to pick one from the reserved list of electoral symbols by October 19, said EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Tuesday.

"We have sent a letter to them (NCP) asking them to inform us of their desired symbol by October 19. If they do not inform us by October 19, the Election Commission will take a decision on the symbol at its own discretion," he told reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city.

The EC Secretary said the NCP's desired symbol is 'Water Lily'. "But the Election Commission's stance on this matter is that since it is not in the Election Commission's rules, there is no scope for it to be given."

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