Workers Party of Bangladesh
The Workers Party of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের ওয়ার্কার্স পার্টি) is a communist party in Bangladesh.
Workers Party of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের ওয়ার্কার্স পার্টি | |
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| President | Rashed Khan Menon |
| Secretary-General | Fazle Hossain Badsha |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Preceded by | BCP (L) RCL MP |
| Headquarters | 31/F, Topkhana Road, Dhaka - 1000[1] |
| Student wing | Bangladesh Chhatra Maitri |
| Youth wing | Bangladesh Juba Maitri |
| Women's wing | Nari Mukti Sangsad |
| Labour front | Jatio Sramik Federation Bangladesh |
| Peasant front | Jatio Krishok Somity |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-revisionism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | Grand Alliance |
| International affiliation | ICMLPO IMCWP |
| Colours | Red |
| Seats in the Jatiya Sangsad | 4 / 350
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| Website | |
| https://www.wpbd71.org/ | |
WPB was founded in 1980 by the Bangladesh Communist Party (Leninist), Revolutionary Communist League, Majdur Party and another group. Amal Sen was the founding general secretary.
In 1984 the party split in two factions, both using the name WPB. One group was led by Amal Sen and Nazrul Islam. The other was led by the current president of the party, Rashed Khan Menon. In 1992 they reunited.
WPB joined the Grand Alliance,[2] however the party leadership openly questioned the direction of the subsequent 14 Party Alliance after the 2014 elections.[3]
In the 2018 Bangladesh elections, it contested as part of the Grand Alliance along with the Bangladesh Awami League and won four seats in the Jatiya Sangsad hence forming government.
References
- "Registration of Political Parties". Bangladesh Election Commission (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- "Workers Party announces election manifesto". The Independent. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.
- "Workers Party criticises 14-party alliance". The Daily Star. 29 November 2014.
