| Left Democratic Alliance | |
| Colorcode: | Red |
| Foundation: | 18 July 2018 |
| Ideology: | Communism Marxism-Leninism Factions: Stalinism Maoism Anti-revisionism Shibdas Ghosh Thought |
| Country: | Bangladesh |
| Abbreviation: | LDA |
| Native Name: | বাম গণতান্ত্রিক জোট |
| Position: | Far-left |
Left Democratic Alliance (Bengali: বাম গণতান্ত্রিক জোট) is an alliance of six political parties flagging the left-wing political ideology of Bangladesh. Out of these six parties, two parties - CPB and SPB (Basad) are registered by Bangladesh Election Commission. The remaining four parties are not registered.
On July 18, 2018, the formation of this alliance was announced in a press conference at the temporary office of the alliance at Mukti Bhaban in Paltan of the capital.[1] At the time of its formation, the coalition consisted of eight parties. Subsequently, on 24 May 2022, the membership of the Ganosamhati Andolan and Revolutionary Workers Party was suspended.[2]
Democratic Left Front was formed around 2013. In continuation of that front, this alliance was newly formed in 2018.
The alliance was formed by eight left-wing parties[3] and currently consists of six.
| Party | Ideology | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি | Marxism–Leninism | ||
| Socialist Party of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের সমাতান্ত্রিক দল | Marxism–Leninism | ||
| Democratic Revolutionary Party গণতান্ত্রিক বিপ্লবী দল | Marxism–Leninism | ||
| Revolutionary Communist League of Bangladesh[4] বাংলাদেশের বিপ্লবী কমিউনিস্ট লীগ | Marxism–Leninism | ||
| Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) বাংলাদেশের সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল (মার্কসবাদী) | Shibdas Ghosh thought | ||
| Bangladesh Samajtantrik Party বাংলাদেশের সমাজতান্ত্রিক পার্টি | Marxism–Leninism | ||
| Party | Ideology | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Solidarity Movement গণসংহতি আন্দোলন | Progressivism | ||
| Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের বিপ্লবী ওয়ার্কার্স পার্টি | Marxism–Leninism | ||