"General Election 2021"

#13310011

12 February 2026

Journalists are on duty during Bangladesh's general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 12, 2026.

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#13310001

12 February 2026

Polling officers work at a polling station during Bangladesh's general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 12, 2026.

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12 February 2026

Men queue to cast their ballots at a polling station during Bangladesh's general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 12, 2026.

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12 February 2026

A woman fills her ballot behind a curtain at a polling station during Bangladesh's general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 12, 2026.

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12 February 2026

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during Bangladesh's general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 12, 2026.

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#13310007

12 February 2026

A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during Bangladesh's general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 12, 2026.

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#13310013

12 February 2026

A man reads a newspaper outside of the polling center during Bangladesh's general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 12, 2026.

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#13310021

12 February 2026

Mounted police patrols maintain security outside the polling center during Bangladesh's general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 12, 2026.

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#13310023

12 February 2026

BNP politician Mirza Abbas is at a polling station during Bangladesh's general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 12, 2026.

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#13310025

12 February 2026

BNP politician Mirza Abbas is at a polling station during Bangladesh's general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 12, 2026.

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#13310027

12 February 2026

Men queue to cast their ballots at a polling station during Bangladesh's general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 12, 2026.

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12 February 2026

Women voters stand in line and collect ballot papers after signing the register at a polling station during Bangladesh's general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 12, 2026.

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#13091056

13 December 2025

Cadres of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) wait outside the venue for the inauguration ceremony of the party's General Convention in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on December 13, 2025. The party claims the gathering is its largest so far, mobilizing supporters from across the country by reserving vehicles to bring cadres to the Valley. Over 2,200 delegates, including elected and nominated representatives, and 309 observers participate in the convention, which elects the party's new leadership. Around 10,000 volunteers are mobilized for organizational management, according to the organizer. The convention elects 15 office-bearers, including the party chair and 251 central committee members. Another 10 percent of members are nominated. Although the party statute mandates a general convention every five years, this one is convened a year early. The 10th convention is held in Chitwan, Nepal, in December 2021. As the statute and policy convention concludes in September, the gathering focuses mainly on leadership selection. In the closed-door session, Oli is scheduled to present the political report, while General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel tables the organizational report. Senior Vice Chairman Ishwar Pokhrel registers a concept paper criticizing Oli's leadership style and raising concerns over internal party democracy, and announces a challenge to Oli for the party chair.

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#13091048

13 December 2025

Leaders of various political parties of Nepal attend the opening ceremony of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)'s general convention in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on December 13, 2025. The party claims the gathering to be its largest so far, mobilizing supporters from across the country by reserving vehicles to bring cadres to the Valley. Over 2,200 delegates, including elected and nominated representatives, and 309 observers participate in the convention, which elects the party's new leadership. Around 10,000 volunteers are mobilized for organizational management, according to the organizer. The convention elects 15 office-bearers, including the party chair and 251 central committees. Another 10 percent of members are nominated. Although the party statute mandates a general convention every five years, this one is convened a year early. The 10th convention is held in Chitwan, Nepal, in December 2021. As the statute and policy convention concludes in September, the gathering focuses mainly on leadership selection. In the closed-door session, Oli is scheduled to present the political report, while General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel tables the organizational report. Senior Vice Chairman Ishwar Pokhrel registers a concept paper criticizing Oli's leadership style and raising concerns over internal party democracy, and announces a challenge to Oli for the party chair.

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13 December 2025

Leaders of various political parties of Nepal attend the opening ceremony of the Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)'s general convention in Bhaktapur, Nepal, on December 13, 2025. The party claims the gathering to be its largest so far, mobilizing supporters from across the country by reserving vehicles to bring cadres to the Valley. Over 2,200 delegates, including elected and nominated representatives, and 309 observers participate in the convention, which elects the party's new leadership. Around 10,000 volunteers are mobilized for organizational management, according to the organizer. The convention elects 15 office-bearers, including the party chair and 251 central committees. Another 10 percent of members are nominated. Although the party statute mandates a general convention every five years, this one is convened a year early. The 10th convention is held in Chitwan, Nepal, in December 2021. As the statute and policy convention concludes in September, the gathering focuses mainly on leadership selection. In the closed-door session, Oli is scheduled to present the political report, while General Secretary Shankar Pokhrel tables the organizational report. Senior Vice Chairman Ishwar Pokhrel registers a concept paper criticizing Oli's leadership style and raising concerns over internal party democracy, and announces a challenge to Oli for the party chair.

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#13001433

18 November 2025

Netra Bikram Chand, General Secretary of the Nepal Communist Party, gestures as he receives the certificate of registration from the Election Commission in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 18, 2025. Chand leads the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), a communist rebel group that enters politics in 2021 after signing a 3-point peace deal with the then government. The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) stages a nationwide spree of violence over a period of time and now formally registers for the election. The CPN (Maoist) splits from the Maoist Communist Party, which now merges into the Nepali Communist Party, which fights government troops between 1996 and 2006 when it gives up its armed revolt and enters mainstream politics.

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