Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist)
Socialist Party of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary | Mubinul Haider Chowdhury |
| Founder | Mubinul Haider Chowdhury |
| Founded | April 7, 2013 |
| Preceded by | Socialist Party of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | 22/1 Topkhana Road, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Newspaper | Sammobad |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | LDA |
| Colors | Red |
| Slogan | "Duniyar Mojdur, Ek Hou" (Bengali) "Workers of the world, unite" |
| House of the Nation | Parliament dissolved |
| Mayors | 0/1[a] |
| District councils | Post dissolved |
| Subdistrict councils | Post dissolved |
| Union councils | Post dissolved |
| Municipalities | Post dissolved |
| Election symbol | |
| Scissors | |
| Website | |
| spbm | |
The Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল (মার্ক্সবাদী), abbreviated as BSD (Marxist) or BaSaD (Marxist)) is an anti-revisionist communist party in Bangladesh. The party works closely with a coalition of leftists in Bangladesh the Left Democratic Alliance.
Due to the non-recognition of Shibdas Ghosh, the theorist of revolutionary politics in India, as the international authority of the communist movement, two central leaders left the Socialist Party of Bangladesh in 2013 and formed the new party.[1][2] In February 2020, another split of the party took place as a result of expulsion of member of working committee Subhangshu Chakrabarty and 16 forum members.[3] This split resulted in the formation of Communist Movement of Bangladesh (CMB).
The party's monthly mouthpiece is called Sammobad (lit. 'Communism').
History
The party made its debut at a press conference on April 7, 2013. It was formed by members of BSD under the leadership of Mubinul Haider Chowdhury who did not agree with party's policy towards Ganajagaran Mancha and Shivdas Ghosh. This faction wanted Shivdas Ghosh to be declared the international authority of the communist movement.[4] Mubinul Haider Chowdhury was elected General Secretary of the 9-member Central Working Committee at a Special Central Convention held on 20–23 November 2014.
Due to the lack of proper application of ideology in the organization, a breakdown took place in February 2020. The rift was accelerated by the expulsion of 18 leaders and activists, including Shuvrangshu Chakraborty.[5] This rebel fraction tried to form a new party called the Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) - Central Pathchakra Forum. Later on 3 April 2021 this fraction under the leadership of Subhangshu Chakrabarty launched the Communist Movement of Bangladesh (CMB).[6][7] In a press conference the rebel leader Subhangshu Chakrabarty claimed that CMB is the only party in Bangladesh with a true revolutionary Marxist idea.[8]
See also
- Shibdas Ghosh
- Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
- List of political parties in Bangladesh
- List of anti-revisionist groups
Notes
- ^ Except in Chattogram, the mayoral post has been dissolved in all other city corporations within the country.
References
- ^ "BaSad splits again". Bdnews24.com. 12 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ দলের অভ্যন্তরীণ পরিস্থিতি বিষয়ে সংবাদ সম্মেলন. spbm.org (in Bengali). 12 April 2013.
- ^ 'বাংলাদেশের সাম্যবাদী আন্দোলন' নামে নতুন দলের আত্মপ্রকাশ. Jago News 24 (in Bengali).
- ^ "BaSad splits again". bdnews24.com.
- ^ রোমেল, সাজেদ (25 February 2020). বাসদে বহিষ্কার-ভাঙন: দলীয় প্রধান ও বিদ্রোহী নেতা যা বলছে. risingbd.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ 'ভাঙা বাসদ' ভেঙে নতুন বাম দল (in Bengali).
- ^ নতুন দল সিএমবির আত্মপ্রকাশ. bdnews24.com (in Bengali).
- ^ নতুন দল বাংলাদেশের সাম্যবাদী আন্দোলনের আত্মপ্রকাশ. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 3 April 2021.