SEOUL, Feb 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as the general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party at a rare congress, state media said Monday. Held just once every five years, the days-long party congress offers a rare glimpse into the workings of a nation where even mundane details are shrouded in secrecy. At the last party congress in 2021, Kim made an extremely rare admission that mistakes had been made in "almost all areas" of economic development. Kim has already declared this year's congress will unveil the next phase in the nation's nuclear weapons programme. It is just the ninth time the Workers' Party congress has convened under the Kim family's decades-long rule.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 23, 2026 02:47 UTC