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{{Short description|Political party of Bangladesh}}
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{{Infobox political party
| name = Communist Party of Bangladesh
| flag = বাংলাদেশ কমিউনিস্ট পার্টির পতাকা.svg
| logo = South Asian Communist Symbol.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| native_name = বাংলাদেশের কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি
| native_name_lang = bn
| abbreviation = CPB
| president = [[Kazi Sajjad Zahir Chandan]]
| general_secretary = Abdullah Kafee Ratan
| student_wing = [[Bangladesh Students' Union]] (nominal)
| youth_wing = [[Bangladesh Youth Union]]
| wing1_title = Trade union wing
| wing1 = [[Bangladesh Trade Union Centre]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1968}} (as Communist Party of East Pakistan)<br />1971 (current form)
| split = [[Communist Party of Pakistan]]
| merged = [[Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League]] ([[Second Revolution (Bangladesh)|1975]])
| ideology = {{ubl
| [[Communism]]
| [[Marxism–Leninism]]
| [[Anti-imperialism]]<ref>{{Cite news |title=Road march for Ctg against leasing out port begins |url=https://www.newagebd.net/post/Country/268379/left-parties-start-two-day-dhaka-ctg-protest-road-march |date=27 June 2025 |access-date=28 December 2025 |work=[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]]}}</ref>
| [[Secularism]] ([[Secularism in Bangladesh|Bangladeshi]])
}}
| position = [[Far-left politics|Far-left]]
| headquarters = Mukti Bhaban, 2 Comrade Moni Singh Street, [[Purana Paltan]], [[Dhaka]]
| international = [[International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties|IMCWP]]
| national = [[Democratic United Front]]<br />[[Left Democratic Alliance (Bangladesh)|LDA]]
| newspaper = {{ubl|''Muktijoddha'' (1971)|''[[Weekly Ekota]]'' (1972–present)}}
| colours = {{Color box|{{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}|border=darkgray}} Red
| colorcode = {{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}
| website = {{URL|cpbbd.org}}
| country = Bangladesh
| seats1_title = [[Jatiya Sangsad|House of the Nation]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|0|300|hex={{party colour|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}}}
| seats2_title = [[List of City Corporations of Bangladesh#List of city mayors|Mayors]]
| seats2 = {{composition bar|0|1|hex={{party colour|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}}}{{efn|Except [[Chattogram City Corporation|Chattogram]], the mayoral post has been dissolved in all other city corporations of the country.}}
| seats3_title = [[List of City Corporations of Bangladesh#Councillors|Councillors]]
| seats3 = ''Post dissolved''
| seats4_title = [[District councils of Bangladesh|District councils]]
| seats4 = ''Post dissolved''
| seats5_title = [[Upazila Parishad|Subdistrict councils]]
| seats5 = ''Post dissolved''
| seats6_title = [[Union Parishad|Union councils]]
| seats6 = ''Post dissolved''
| seats7_title = [[List of municipal corporations in Bangladesh|Municipalities]]
| seats7 = ''Post dissolved''
| symbol = [[File:Nepalese Election Symbol Sickle.svg|80px]]<br />'''[[Sickle]]'''
| slogan = {{lang|bn|দুনিয়ার মজদুর, এক হও!}}<br />{{small|("[[Workers of the world, unite!]]")}}
| anthem = "[[The Internationale]]"
}}{{Independence of Bangladesh}}
{{Communism in Bangladesh}}
The '''Communist Party of Bangladesh''' ({{langx|bn|বাংলাদেশের কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি}}, abbreviated: '''CPB''') is the dominant [[Communism|communist]] [[List of political parties in Bangladesh|political party in Bangladesh]]. It emerged from the [[East Pakistan]]i 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 East Pakistan mass uprising|1969 mass uprising]] and [[Non-cooperation movement (1971)|1971 non-cooperation movement]] and organised [[NAP-Communist Party-Students Union Special Guerrilla Forces|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 Bangladesh mass uprising|1990 mass uprising]], the [[2013 Shahbag protests]] and the [[July Revolution (Bangladesh)|2024 July mass uprising]].

As a [[Marxism–Leninism|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 [[Progressivism|progressive]] and [[Democratic socialism|democratic socialist]] platform. Since 2018, it has been a leading member of the [[Left Democratic Alliance (Bangladesh)|Left Democratic Alliance]], a coalition of left‑wing parties. Kazi Sajjad Zahir Chandan has served as the party's president since 2025.

== History ==
=== Background and formation ===
After the Partition of India in 1947, delegates from [[Pakistan]], including present‑day Bangladesh, attended the [[2nd Congress of the Communist Party of India|2nd Congress]] of the Communist Party of India in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]]. On 6 March 1948, they held a separate session and established the Communist Party of Pakistan, with [[Nepal Nag]] of [[East Bengal]] as its first [[General Secretary of the Communist Party|general secretary]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Umar |first=Badruddin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GT1uAAAAMAAJ&q=General+secretary+Communist+Nepal+Nag |title=The Emergence of Bangladesh |year=2006 |volume=2 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-597908-4 |language=en}}</ref>

The main base of the newly formed party was in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). This eastern unit was separated from the [[West Pakistan|western unit]] by nearly 2,000 km of Indian territory. The geographical divide, combined with repression from the [[government of Pakistan]] and uneven development of democratic movements, led communists in East Pakistan to seek an independent centre for their activities. At its 4th Conference in 1968, held clandestinely, the East Pakistan Provincial Committee declared the meeting to be the 1st Congress of the Communist Party of East Pakistan (CPEP) and elected a Central Committee.

The party played a vital role in the [[1969 East Pakistan mass uprising|1969 uprising]] and the subsequent nationwide upheaval, including the [[Non-cooperation movement (1971)|non-cooperation movement of 1971]]. The CPB also actively participated in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. A "[[NAP-Communist Party-Students Union Special Guerrilla Forces|Special Guerilla Force]]" under the direct command of the CPB, [[National Awami Party (Muzaffar)]] and [[Bangladesh Students Union]] fought against the [[Pakistan army]].<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:মুক্তিযুদ্ধের চেতনা রক্ষার শপথ ন্যাপ-কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি-ছাত্র ইউনিয়নের গেরিলা যোদ্ধাদের |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/politics/qwwl57yxys |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=13 December 2025 |language=bn}}</ref> Communists also took part in the other segments of the armed resistance fighters, including the [[Mukti Bahini]] and the new [[Bangladesh Army]]. [[Moni Singh]], the former president of CPB, was elected to the advisory council of the [[Provisional Government of Bangladesh]].

=== Independent Bangladesh ===
Following the [[independence of Bangladesh]] in 1971, the party adopted the name Communist Party of Bangladesh. It subsequently formed a [[National trade union center|Trade Union Centre]] to mobilise labour organisations along revolutionary lines. On 14 October 1973 the Gana Oikya Jote (Translation: 'People's Unity Alliance'; Bengali: 'গণ ঐক্য জোট') was formed, comprising the [[Awami League]], CPB and NAP (Muzaffar), with a view to prepare ground for establishing [[Socialism in Bangladesh|socialism in the country]]. At its 1973 congress in Dacca, the party adopted a new constitution and elected a 26‑member central committee, with [[Moni Singh]] as president and [[Mohammad Farhad]] as general secretary. The party merged into [[Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League]] (BaKSAL) on 25 January 1975 under President [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]'s "[[Second Revolution (Bangladesh)|Second Revolution]]" programme.

On 15 August 1975, Sheikh Mujib was [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|assassinated]] by a section of the army, which ultimately brought the country under military rule. The CPB leaders and workers were victims of serious repression under the military government in 1975. The party leaders in the centre and at district levels were arrested, warrants were issued against many, and in October 1977, CPB was declared banned. In 1978 the ban on the party was, however, withdrawn, and its leaders were released. The CPB participated in the [[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979 general election]]. As a member of the Oikya Front, the CPB endorsed Zuhayr Zimam in the [[1978 Bangladeshi presidential election|1978 presidential election]]. The CPB joined the 15-party alliance in 1983 against the military rule of [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]] and participated in the [[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986 general election]], where it secured five seats. The CPB played a vital role in the [[1990 Bangladesh mass uprising|1990 mass uprising]] against Ershad.<ref name=":0">{{Cite Banglapedia |article=Communist Party of Bangladesh}}</ref>

In 1991, following the [[Revolutions of 1989|collapse of Soviet‑style socialism]] in Eastern Europe and the [[Soviet Union]], the CPB entered a period of internal discussion regarding its future direction. Party leaders were divided between those who favoured dissolving the CPB in favour of a new democratic platform and those who supported maintaining the party in its original form. This debate grew in 1993 when the two opposing groups arranged separate conventions in Dhaka. The [[Marxist–Leninist]] group, in their convention held on 15 June 1993, resolved in favour of the independent existence of the CPB and had their new central executive committee formed with Shahidulla Chowdhury as president and [[Mujahidul Islam Selim]] as general secretary. A [[Workers Party of Bangladesh]] [[Workers Party of Bangladesh (reconstituted)|faction]] merged with CPB in February 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=CPB, Workers Party faction merge |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-128089 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=27 February 2010}}</ref>

The party played a leading role in the [[2013 Shahbag protests]], demanding the trial of [[Bangladesh genocide|war crimes of 1971]]. During the [[premiership of Sheikh Hasina]], the party organised anti-government protests and boycotted [[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]] and [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]]. The party actively participated in the [[July Revolution (Bangladesh)|July mass uprising]] in 2024.

== Organisation ==
[[Proletarian internationalism|Revolutionary internationalism]] is a cardinal aspect of the party's policy principles. [[Democratic centralism]] is the guiding organisational principle of the CPB. The [[party congress]], which is convened every 4 years, is the supreme body of the party which elects a [[central committee]] accountable to it. The central committee is the highest organ of the party during the interval between the two congresses.

The CPB has organisations in 62 out of the 64 [[Districts of Bangladesh|districts]] and 275 out of 520 [[upazila]]s in Bangladesh. The district and upazila committees coordinate and guide the activities of the zonal committees and the primary branches of the party. The party members are organised in these primary branches, The branches on their part organise "activist groups" which serve to prepare cadres for party membership. Besides party membership, the party also provides opportunity to include "associate members" from among supporters of the party.

The party members and activists are working in trade unions and mass organisations of agricultural workers, peasants, women, students, youth, children, teachers, doctors, lawyers, professionals, indigenous national minorities and aboriginal, cultural organszations etc. In spite of relatively small number of party members and associate members, the party is capable of mobilising several hundreds of thousands of people through its influence in these mass organisations.

The main organ of the party is ''[[Weekly Ekota]]'' (Translation: 'Unity'; Bengali: 'একতা')

== Ideology and policies ==

=== Ideology ===
As a [[communist party]], the CPB is committed to [[communism]]. The party identifies with [[Marxism–Leninism]] and maintains a [[Class analysis|class‑based analysis of society]]. It is organised as a [[Vanguardism|vanguard party]] and pursues a [[united front]] strategy. It works with a strategy of bringing about a "revolutionary democratic transformation of society and state." The party has put forward a 17‑point programme in consonance with this strategic goal of "revolutionary democratic transformation".<ref name=":0" />

After the fall of socialism in Eastern Europe and the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], the party has continued to advocate for the advancement of the rights of the [[working class]], women, and ethnic and religious minorities.<ref name=":2" />

=== Foreign Policy ===
The party is known for regularly voicing [[Anti-imperialism|anti‑imperialist]] views, especially in its criticism of the foreign policies of the United States, India, and [[Pakistan]]. It firmly supports Palestinian independence and a [[One-state solution|one‑state solution]] and has voiced its opposition to the [[Gaza genocide]] by Israel.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=20 March 2025 |title=Stop Israeli aggression against Palestine: Palestine Solidarity |url=https://www.newagebd.net/post/country/260553/stop-israeli-aggression-against-palestine-palestine-solidarity |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251229175520/https://www.newagebd.net/post/country/260553/stop-israeli-aggression-against-palestine-palestine-solidarity |archive-date=29 December 2025 |website=[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 September 2025 |title=CPB inaugurates 13th congress extending support to Palestine {{!}} The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh |url=https://dailyasianage.com/news/342717/cpb-inaugurates-13th-congress-extending-support-to-palestine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251229174105/https://dailyasianage.com/news/342717/cpb-inaugurates-13th-congress-extending-support-to-palestine |archive-date=2025-12-29 |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=The Asian Age |language=en}}</ref>

The CPB expressed solidarity with the [[Palestinians|Palestinian people]] and condemned [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli military]] actions in the [[Israeli-occupied territories|occupied]] [[Palestine|Palestinian territories]]. These statements called for an immediate end to [[Israeli war crimes|violence against civilians]] and urged the [[international community]] to uphold [[international law]] and protect Palestinian national rights. At a CPB rally in Dhaka held in response to the assault on [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]], the party described the attacks as a violation of [[Gaza ceasefire|the ceasefire]], attributed responsibility to broader imperialist forces, and accused the United States and its regional allies of supporting the offensive.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=29 Nov 2024 |title=Bangladesh a true friend of Palestine: Envoy |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/bangladesh-true-friend-palestine-envoy-1005716 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20260102081104/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/bangladesh-true-friend-palestine-envoy-1005716 |archive-date=2 Jan 2026 |access-date=2 Jan 2026 |website=[[The Business Standard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 Oct 2023 |title=Political parties, organisations in Bangladesh protest at Israel attack on Gaza |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/214647/political-parties-organisations-in-bangladesh-protest-at-israel-attack-on-gaza |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016034232/https://www.newagebd.net/article/214647/political-parties-organisations-in-bangladesh-protest-at-israel-attack-on-gaza |archive-date=16 Oct 2023 |access-date=2 Jan 2026 |website=[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 Mar 2025 |title=South Asian communists protest Israeli attacks on Gaza |url=https://www.eastpost.in/global-south/south-asia/2025/03/south-asian-communists-protest-israeli-attacks-on-gaza/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250810001605/https://www.eastpost.in/global-south/south-asia/2025/03/south-asian-communists-protest-israeli-attacks-on-gaza/ |archive-date=10 Aug 2025 |access-date=2 Jan 2026 |website=East Post}}</ref>

The CPB also issued a message of solidarity with the [[Cubans|Cuban people]] and [[Politics of Cuba|government]], condemning the United States' economic, commercial, and financial [[United States embargo against Cuba|blockade on Cuba]] and calling for its lifting. The party criticised the impact of the blockade over more than six decades, including its intensification during the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID‑19 pandemic]] and Cuba's designation as a [[State Sponsors of Terrorism|state sponsor of terrorism]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=4 Nov 2022 |title=Communist Party of Bangladesh reiterates its solidarity with the Cuban people and government. |url=http://misiones.cubaminrex.cu/en/articulo/communist-party-bangladesh-reiterates-its-solidarity-cuban-people-and-government |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20260102062517/http://misiones.cubaminrex.cu/en/articulo/communist-party-bangladesh-reiterates-its-solidarity-cuban-people-and-government |archive-date=2 Jan 2026 |access-date=2 Jan 2026 |website=CUBADIPLOMATICA}}</ref>

==== International Engagement ====
The CPB maintains contacts with foreign envoys and political parties. As part of these activities, the party has hosted meetings and participated in events involving representatives of several countries.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=26 Dec 2024 |title=Ambassador Yao Wen Meets with Communist Party of Bangladesh President Alam and General Secretary Prince |url=https://bd.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/dshd/202412/t20241226_11519677.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260102061459/https://bd.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/dshd/202412/t20241226_11519677.htm |archive-date=2 Jan 2026 |access-date=2 Jan 2026 |website=Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the People's Republic of Bangladesh}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=23 Sep 2023 |title=NA Chairman meets with President of Bangladesh |url=https://vufo.org.vn/NA-Chairman-meets-with-President-of-Bangladesh-14-53004.html?lang=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208234123/https://vufo.org.vn/NA-Chairman-meets-with-President-of-Bangladesh-14-53004.html?lang=en |archive-date=8 Feb 2025 |access-date=2 Jan 2026 |website=Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations}}</ref>

In November 2024, Palestinian Ambassador Yousef S.Y. Ramadan attended a CPB‑organised discussion at the [[Jatiya Press Club|National Press Club]] in Dhaka marking the [[International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People]]. The event was presided over by CPB President [[Shah Alam (CPB politician)|Shah Alam]] and featured contributions from party leaders, civil society figures, and cultural organisations.<ref name=":3" />

The party met with the Chinese ambassador to discuss party‑to‑party relations and political cooperation.<ref name=":5" /> It also held a meeting with [[National Assembly of Vietnam|Vietnamese National Assembly]] Chairman [[Vương Đình Huệ]] during his official visit to Bangladesh, where the two sides discussed party‑to‑party relations, bilateral cooperation, and prospects for future economic and political engagement.<ref name=":6" />

=== Political Positions ===
The party favours maintaining the current [[Constitution of Bangladesh]] and strongly supports the fundamental principles of [[nationalism]], [[socialism]], [[democracy]], and [[secularism]]. It has repeatedly voiced opposition to any reversion of these principles. The CPB actively participated in the formulation of the [[July Charter]] following the July mass uprising but refused to sign it, alleging [[historical negationism]] related to the Liberation War.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 Oct 2025 |title=CPB, 3 others won't sign July Charter over omission of independence declaration |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/3jr3tlpm2b |access-date=3 Jan 2026 |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 Nov 2025 |title=July charter, referendum: LDA terms order 'unconstitutional' |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/july-charter-referendum-lda-terms-order-unconstitutional-4035086 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103212411/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/politics/news/july-charter-referendum-lda-terms-order-unconstitutional-4035086 |archive-date=3 Jan 2026 |access-date=3 Jan 2026 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |language=en}}</ref>

The CPB has been working to bring together left‑wing forces to provide an alternative to the current political system. It has given special attention to strengthening the party and its mass organisations, increasing cohesion among communists, moving toward communist unity, and strengthening and expanding the [[Left Democratic Alliance (Bangladesh)|Left Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 Nov 2025 |title=Left Democratic Alliance calls for forming alternative political force inspired by ideals of '71 and '24 |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/politics/left-democratic-alliance-calls-forming-alternative-political-force-inspired |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103212758/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/politics/left-democratic-alliance-calls-forming-alternative-political-force-inspired |archive-date=3 Jan 2026 |access-date=3 Jan 2026 |website=[[The Business Standard]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 Nov 2025 |title=LDA, Bangladesh Jasod holds convention Nov 29 |url=https://www.newagebd.net/post/politics/282296/lda-bangladesh-jasod-holds-convention-nov-29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260103213025/https://www.newagebd.net/post/politics/282296/lda-bangladesh-jasod-holds-convention-nov-29 |archive-date=3 Jan 2026 |access-date=3 Jan 2026 |website=[[New Age (Bangladesh)|New Age]]}}</ref>

The party has also criticised labour conditions in Bangladesh, especially workplace safety in [[hazard]]ous industries. It has argued that repeated [[Work accident|industrial accidents]] show failures in oversight and regulation, blaming both [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (Bangladesh)|authorities]] and factory owners for not ensuring proper safety measures. It has called for stronger enforcement of [[labour law]]s, better [[safety standards]], and greater accountability from employers.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=1 May 2025 |title=Interim govt also serving interests of owners: CPB president |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/ln33la5029 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251109015558/https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/ln33la5029 |archive-date=9 Nov 2025 |access-date=2 Jan 2026 |website=[[Prothomalo]]}}</ref>

The CPB and the LDA have opposed government plans to [[lease]] parts of [[Port of Chittagong|Chittagong Port]] to foreign companies. They organised protests and symbolic blockades, arguing that foreign control of key terminals would undermine national interests and threaten workers' rights, and called for the withdrawal of the proposed lease agreements.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 Nov 2025 |title=Workers lift symbolic Chattogram Port blockade early after administration's assurance |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/workers-left-alliance-stage-symbolic-blockade-chattogram-port-protesting-foreign-lease |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260102085521/https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/workers-left-alliance-stage-symbolic-blockade-chattogram-port-protesting-foreign-lease |archive-date=2 Jan 2026 |access-date=2 Jan 2026 |website=[[The Business Standard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 May 2025 |title=CPB president threatens long march if Chattogram Port-corridor plan unchanged |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/268a2b6bc4bf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250721202119/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/268a2b6bc4bf |archive-date=21 July 2025 |access-date=2 Jan 2026 |website=[[bdnews24.com]]}}</ref>

== Election results ==
=== Jatiya Sangsad elections ===

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
!Election
!Party leader
!Votes
!%
!Seats
! +/–
!Position
!Government
|-
![[1973 Bangladeshi general election|1973]]
|rowspan=4 |[[Mohammad Farhad]]
| 47,211
| 0.25%
|{{Composition bar|0|300|hex={{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}}}
|New
|{{increase}} 7th
|{{no|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[1979 Bangladeshi general election|1979]]
|75,455
| 0.39%
|{{Composition bar|0|300|hex={{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|{{decrease}} 10th
|{{no|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[1986 Bangladeshi general election|1986]]
| 259,728
| 0.91%
|{{Composition bar|5|300|hex={{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}}}
|{{increase}} 5
|{{increase}} 7th
|{{No2|Opposition}}
|-
![[1988 Bangladeshi general election|1988]]
| colspan="2" align=center|''Boycotted''
|{{Composition bar|0|300|hex={{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}}}
|{{decrease}} 5
|{{N/A}}
|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[1991 Bangladeshi general election|1991]]
| rowspan=7 |[[Mujahidul Islam Selim]]
| 407,515
| 1.19%
|{{Composition bar|5|300|hex={{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}}}
|{{increase}} 5
|{{steady}} 7th
|{{No2|Opposition}}
|-
![[February 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Feb 1996]]
| colspan="2" align=center |''Boycotted''
|{{Composition bar|0|300|hex={{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}}}
|{{decrease}} 5
|{{N/A}}
|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[June 1996 Bangladeshi general election|Jun 1996]]
|48,549
|0.11%
|{{Composition bar|0|300|hex={{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|{{decrease}} 11th
|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[2001 Bangladeshi general election|2001]]
|56,991
|0.10%
|{{Composition bar|0|300|hex={{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|{{increase}} 10th
|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[2008 Bangladeshi general election|2008]]
|42,331
|0.06%
|{{Composition bar|0|300|hex={{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|{{decrease}} 17th
|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[2014 Bangladeshi general election|2014]]
| colspan=2 |''Boycotted''
|{{Composition bar|0|300|hex={{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|{{N/A}}
|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[2018 Bangladeshi general election|2018]]
|55,421
|0.07%
|{{Composition bar|0|300|hex={{party color|Communist Party of Bangladesh}}}}
|{{steady}} 0
|{{increase}} 14th
|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
![[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024]]
| [[Shah Alam (CPB politician)|Shah Alam]]
| colspan=2 |''Boycotted''
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|{{steady}} 0
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|{{No|Extra-parliamentary}}
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== List of prominent members ==
* [[Tajul Islam (worker)|Shaheed Tajul Islam]] (died 1 March 1984) — The leader of the Adamjee Majdur Trade Union who was killed in 1984. His death anniversary is observed by the CPB.
* [[Mohammad Farhad]] (5 July 1938 – 9 October 1987) — Former leader of the CPB and member of the Bangladesh Parliament.
* [[Haider Akbar Khan Rono]] - He served as the secretary of the party's Dhaka city unit
* [[Badruddin Umar]] - Member of the CPB's central committee
* [[Moni Singh]] - Founding member
* [[Mujahidul Islam Selim|Muzahidul Islam Selim]]
* [[Shah Alam (CPB politician)|Shah Alam]]

== See also ==
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* [[Bangladesh Trade Union Centre]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{url|http://www.cpbbd.org/|Official Website}}

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Completegurus at 01:54, 27 March 2026