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#13339148

18 February 2026

A Bangladeshi worker paints on the ground of the Central Shahid Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 18, 2026, as part of preparations for the forthcoming Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. Language Martyrs Day is marked in Bangladesh to memorialize those who die during protests on February 21, 1952, against the then Pakistani state's government's decision to name Urdu as the national language, despite East Pakistan's (now Bangladesh) Bengali-speaking majority.

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#13339150

18 February 2026

A Bangladeshi worker paints on the ground of the Central Shahid Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 18, 2026, as part of preparations for the forthcoming Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. Language Martyrs Day is marked in Bangladesh to memorialize those who die during protests on February 21, 1952, against the then Pakistani state's government's decision to name Urdu as the national language, despite East Pakistan's (now Bangladesh) Bengali-speaking majority.

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18 February 2026

A Bangladeshi worker paints on the ground of the Central Shahid Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 18, 2026, as part of preparations for the forthcoming Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. Language Martyrs Day is marked in Bangladesh to memorialize those who die during protests on February 21, 1952, against the then Pakistani state's government's decision to name Urdu as the national language, despite East Pakistan's (now Bangladesh) Bengali-speaking majority.

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18 February 2026

A Bangladeshi worker paints on the ground of the Central Shahid Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 18, 2026, as part of preparations for the forthcoming Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. Language Martyrs Day is marked in Bangladesh to memorialize those who die during protests on February 21, 1952, against the then Pakistani state's government's decision to name Urdu as the national language, despite East Pakistan's (now Bangladesh) Bengali-speaking majority.

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#13339158

18 February 2026

A Bangladeshi worker paints on the ground of the Central Shahid Minar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 18, 2026, as part of preparations for the forthcoming Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. Language Martyrs Day is marked in Bangladesh to memorialize those who die during protests on February 21, 1952, against the then Pakistani state's government's decision to name Urdu as the national language, despite East Pakistan's (now Bangladesh) Bengali-speaking majority.

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#13245503

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13245505

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13245507

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13245509

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13245512

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13245514

27 January 2026

Youth candidates under the Employment Permit System (EPS) stage a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 27, 2026, demanding faster deployment to South Korea after passing language and skill tests. The protesters, who pass the language exams for the agriculture and fisheries sectors but remain on the roster for over a year without being sent, gather at Maitighar, Kathmandu. They demand that the validity of the roster be extended by two years, as names of qualified candidates are removed if they are not selected by employers within the current two-year period.

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#13193855

14 January 2026

Kleber Mendonca Filho and Emilie Lesclaux, winners of the Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language award for ‘The Secret Agent’ pose in the press room at the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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#13193787

14 January 2026

Kleber Mendonca Filho and Emilie Lesclaux, winners of the Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language award for ‘The Secret Agent’ pose in the press room at the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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#13193783

14 January 2026

Kleber Mendonca Filho and Emilie Lesclaux, winners of the Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language award for ‘The Secret Agent’ pose in the press room at the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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#13193782

14 January 2026

Kleber Mendonca Filho and Emilie Lesclaux, winners of the Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language award for ‘The Secret Agent’ pose in the press room at the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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