Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh explained

Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh
Native Name:বাংলাদেশের বিপ্লবী ওয়ার্কার্স পার্টি
Native Name Lang:bn
Abbreviation:RWPB
President:Khandaker Ali Abbas
Secretary General:Saiful Haque
Split:Workers Party of Bangladesh
Ideology:Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Position:Far-left
National:Ganatantra Manch
Headquarters:27/8/A Topkhana Road, Dhaka-1000[1]
Newspaper:People's Democracy
Symbol:Hoe
Flag:File:South Asian Communist Banner.svg
Country:Bangladesh

The Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh (RWPB; Bengali: বাংলাদেশের বিপ্লবী ওয়ার্কার্স পার্টি) is a political party in Bangladesh, founded on 14 June 2004 after splitting from the Workers Party of Bangladesh due to disagreements regarding joint actions with the Awami League. The party initially used the name "Workers Party of Bangladesh" briefly after its founding. The party president is Khandaker Ali Abbas and the general secretary is Saiful Haque.

Mass organisations within the party include the Bangladesh Agricultural Labour Union (BALU), Viplavi Krishak Sanhati (Revolutionary Peasants Union) and Shramjibi Nari Moitreyi (Working Women's Unity). The party publishes the newspaper People's Democracy.[2]

Election results

Jatiya Sangsad elections

ElectionParty leaderVotes%Seats+/–PositionGovernment
2008Khandaker Ali Abbas2,0210.00%New 34th
2014Saiful HuqBoycotted 0
201818,0430.02% 0 18th

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh Election Commission . 3 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Interview with Saiful Huq . Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation.