Workers Party of Bangladesh

Workers Party of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের ওয়ার্কার্স পার্টি
President	Rashed Khan Menon
Secretary-General	Anisur Rahman Mallik
Founded	1980
Headquarters	31/F, Topkhana Road, Dhaka - 1000^[1]
Ideology	Communism, Anti-Revisionism Marxism–Leninism, Maoism
Political position	Far-left
International affiliation	International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations (ICMLPO)
Colours	Red
Seats in the Jatiyo Sangshad	7 / 350
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The Workers Party of Bangladesh is a communist party in Bangladesh.

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.^[2]

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 is part of the Grand Alliance.^[3]

Mass organisations of WPB:

Bangladesh Chhatra Maitri (students)
Juba Maitri (youth)
Jatio Sramik Federation Bangladesh (labour front)
Jatio Krishok Somity (peasant front)
Nari Mukti Sangsad (women Front)

Alliance: Grand Alliance

References

↑ http://www.ecs.gov.bd/Bangla/MenuTemplate1.php?Parameter_MenuID=53
↑ http://www.newagebd.com/detail.php?date=2014-01-17&nid=80587
↑ "The Independent". The Independent Online and Print Version. Retrieved 2016-04-12.

Political parties in Bangladesh

Current coalitions	Grand Alliance 18 Party Alliance

Former coalitions	14 Party Alliance Four Party Alliance

Major parties	Bangladesh Awami League Bangladesh Nationalist Party Jatiya Party

Minor parties	Liberal Democratic Party (Bangladesh) Jatiya Party (Manju) Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist–Leninist) (Barua) Krishak Sramik Janata League Communist Party of Bangladesh National Awami Party Workers Party of Bangladesh Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal-JSD Bangladesh Jatiya Party – BJP Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Gano Forum Progressive Democratic Party (Bangladesh) Bangladesh Freedom Party Bangladesh National Awami Party Bangladesh Jatiya Party Islamic Front Bangladesh Islami Oikya Jote Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish Islami Andolan Bangladesh Bangladesh Islamic Front Khelafat Majlish

Regional parties	Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti United People's Democratic Front

Defunct parties	Nagorik Shakti

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