Communist Party of Bangladesh
Communist Party of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি | |
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| Abbreviation | CPB |
| President | Kazi Sajjad Zahir Chandan |
| General Secretary | Abdullah Kafee Ratan |
| Founded | 1968 (as Communist Party of East Pakistan) 1971 (current form) |
| Split from | Communist Party of Pakistan |
| Merged into | Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (1975) |
| Headquarters | Mukti Bhaban, 2 Comrade Moni Singh Street, Purana Paltan, Dhaka |
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| Student wing | Bangladesh Students' Union (nominal) |
| Youth wing | Bangladesh Youth Union |
| Trade union wing | Bangladesh Trade Union Centre |
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| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | Democratic United Front LDA |
| International affiliation | IMCWP |
| Colours | Red |
| Slogan | দুনিয়ার মজদুর, এক হও! ("Workers of the world, unite!") |
| Anthem | "The Internationale" |
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| Mayors | 0 / 1 |
| Councillors | Post dissolved |
| District councils | Post dissolved |
| Subdistrict councils | Post dissolved |
| Union councils | Post dissolved |
| Municipalities | Post dissolved |
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The Communist Party of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি, abbreviated: CPB) is the dominant communist political party in Bangladesh. It emerged from the East Pakistani wing of the Communist Party of Pakistan in 1968.
Following the Partition of India, the Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) split from the Communist Party of India (CPI), and its East Pakistani wing was formed. However, the geopolitical separation and socio-economic differences between East and West Pakistan led the East Pakistani wing of the CPP to form a separate Communist Party of East Pakistan (CPEP) in 1968. The party actively participated in the 1969 mass uprising and 1971 non-cooperation movement and organised a guerrilla force with the Bangladesh Students' Union and the National Awami Party (Muzaffar) during the Liberation War of Bangladesh. The party joined the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BaKSAL) and was temporarily dissolved in 1975. It played an active role in the 1990 mass uprising, the 2013 Shahbag protests and the 2024 July mass uprising.
As a Marxist–Leninist organisation, the party is structured according to the principle of democratic centralism and has declared its objective as the "revolutionary democratic transformation of society and state". Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the party adopted a more progressive and democratic socialist platform. Since 2018, it has been a leading member of the Left Democratic Alliance, a coalition of left‑wing parties. Kazi Sajjad Zahir Chandan has served as the party's president since 2025.