The National Citizen Party (NCP) has decided to go for a "protest rally" in Dhaka on Friday to press for their three-point demand, including a legal basis for the July Charter and securing "shapla" as their electoral symbol.

"We are moving for street programmes and planning to hold a mass gathering in Dhaka this week since we haven't received a positive response from the Consensus Commission and the Election Commission," Monira Sharman, NCP joint convenor, told The Daily Star.

The NCP did not sign the July Charter as its three key demands including giving the charter a legal ground were not met.

According to the party leaders, the Consensus Commission contacted the NCP leaders multiple times for their signature. The Commission, however, did not respond positively to the NCP's three demands.

On Sunday, the NCP sent a letter to the Election Commission asking why the 'shapla' symbol was not allocated to them.

The commission did not provide any positive response to that either.

As a result, NCP has decided to go for street protests from Friday, they said.

The rally's announcement will come in a day or two, the NCP leaders said.

Although the day for the rally has been finalised, the exact time and venue are yet to be set, said a leader, who is one of organisers of the rally.

The time and venue will be announced through a press briefing between Wednesday and Thursday.

Four possible venues are being considered for the rally: the north gate of Baitul Mukarram, the National Press Club, the Central Shaheed Minar and Shahbagh, he said.

Meanwhile, the Election Commission has decided to revisit the allocation of the "shapla" symbol, following a renewed request from NCP.

According to the commission, the matter will be reviewed in light of existing electoral laws and regulations before a final decision is made.

Akhtar Ahmed, senior secretary of the EC, said, "We had asked the NCP to choose from 50 available symbols and had given them time until October 19.

"On the final day, a party delegation submitted a renewed request for the shapla symbol. The matter will now be placed before the commission for further consideration."