"ACTING FOR PEACE"

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10 January 2026

Acting Nepali Congress President Purna Bahadur Khadka (center) attends the emergency Central Working Committee meeting in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 10, 2026. Nepali Congress calls an emergency meeting of its Central Working Committee amid growing internal political developments within the party. Office bearers, central committee members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees attend the meeting. The emergency meeting is called after the faction led by General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma refuses to withdraw preparations for the special general convention scheduled for January 11 and 12, citing the demand of 54 percent of the party's general convention representatives.

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10 January 2026

Acting Nepali Congress President Purna Bahadur Khadka (center) arrives at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 10, 2026. Nepali Congress calls an emergency meeting of its Central Working Committee amid growing internal political developments within the party. Office bearers, central committee members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees attend the meeting. The emergency meeting is called after the faction led by General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma refuses to withdraw preparations for the special general convention scheduled for January 11 and 12, citing the demand of 54 percent of the party's general convention representatives.

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10 January 2026

Acting Nepali Congress President Purna Bahadur Khadka (center) arrives at the party office in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 10, 2026. Nepali Congress calls an emergency meeting of its Central Working Committee amid growing internal political developments within the party. Office bearers, central committee members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees attend the meeting. The emergency meeting is called after the faction led by General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma refuses to withdraw preparations for the special general convention scheduled for January 11 and 12, citing the demand of 54 percent of the party's general convention representatives.

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10 January 2026

Acting Nepali Congress President Purna Bahadur Khadka (center) attends the emergency Central Working Committee meeting in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 10, 2026. Nepali Congress calls an emergency meeting of its Central Working Committee amid growing internal political developments within the party. Office bearers, central committee members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees attend the meeting. The emergency meeting is called after the faction led by General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma refuses to withdraw preparations for the special general convention scheduled for January 11 and 12, citing the demand of 54 percent of the party's general convention representatives.

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10 January 2026

Acting Nepali Congress President Purna Bahadur Khadka (center) attends the emergency Central Working Committee meeting in Lalitpur, Nepal, on January 10, 2026. Nepali Congress calls an emergency meeting of its Central Working Committee amid growing internal political developments within the party. Office bearers, central committee members, invited members, and presidents of all seven provincial committees attend the meeting. The emergency meeting is called after the faction led by General Secretaries Gagan Thapa and Bishwa Prakash Sharma refuses to withdraw preparations for the special general convention scheduled for January 11 and 12, citing the demand of 54 percent of the party's general convention representatives.

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24 December 2025

A stage is prepared at the 300 Feet area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 24, 2025, to welcome BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, as extensive preparations take place across the capital ahead of his return after 17 years in exile. The party says it prepares for a gathering of around five million people.

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24 December 2025

A stage is prepared at the 300 Feet area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 24, 2025, to welcome BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, as extensive preparations take place across the capital ahead of his return after 17 years in exile. The party says it prepares for a gathering of around five million people.

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24 December 2025

A stage is prepared at the 300 Feet area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 24, 2025, to welcome BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, as extensive preparations take place across the capital ahead of his return after 17 years in exile. The party says it prepares for a gathering of around five million people.

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24 December 2025

A stage is prepared at the 300 Feet area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 24, 2025, to welcome BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, as extensive preparations take place across the capital ahead of his return after 17 years in exile. The party says it prepares for a gathering of around five million people.

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24 December 2025

A stage is prepared at the 300 Feet area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 24, 2025, to welcome BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, as extensive preparations take place across the capital ahead of his return after 17 years in exile. The party says it prepares for a gathering of around five million people.

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24 December 2025

A stage is prepared at the 300 Feet area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 24, 2025, to welcome BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, as extensive preparations take place across the capital ahead of his return after 17 years in exile. The party says it prepares for a gathering of around five million people.

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24 December 2025

A stage is prepared at the 300 Feet area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 24, 2025, to welcome BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, as extensive preparations take place across the capital ahead of his return after 17 years in exile. The party says it prepares for a gathering of around five million people.

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24 December 2025

A stage is prepared at the 300 Feet area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 24, 2025, to welcome BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, as extensive preparations take place across the capital ahead of his return after 17 years in exile. The party says it prepares for a gathering of around five million people.

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24 December 2025

A stage is prepared at the 300 Feet area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 24, 2025, to welcome BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, as extensive preparations take place across the capital ahead of his return after 17 years in exile. The party says it prepares for a gathering of around five million people.

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24 December 2025

A stage is prepared at the 300 Feet area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 24, 2025, to welcome BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, as extensive preparations take place across the capital ahead of his return after 17 years in exile. The party says it prepares for a gathering of around five million people.

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24 December 2025

A stage is prepared at the 300 Feet area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 24, 2025, to welcome BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, as extensive preparations take place across the capital ahead of his return after 17 years in exile. The party says it prepares for a gathering of around five million people.

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