A total of 11 registered political parties will contest with the "sheaf of paddy," the electoral symbol of BNP, in the 11th parliamentary election slated for December 30.
The parties are BNP, Gono Forum, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Rab), Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP-Partho), Krishak Sramik Janata League, Khelafat Majlish, Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (Jagpa), Kalyan Party, Bangladesh Muslim League and Jamiat Ulema-e Islam Bangladesh.
The BNP, on Wednesday, in a letter, reminded the Election Commission about the participation of these parties in the upcoming polls with "sheaf of paddy" symbol, reports UNB.
Earlier, BNP had sent a letter to the commission in this regard on November 15.
BNP Joint Secretary Moazzem Hossain Alal handed over the letter to Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed, which was signed by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
