East Pakistan Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist)

East Pakistan Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) was a communist party in the erstwhile East Pakistan. The party emerged in 1966, after a split in the Communist Party of East Pakistan. Sukhendu Dastidar became the general secretary of EPCP(M-L).[1]

Bangladesh Liberation War and aftermath

In 1971, Mohammad Toaha and Abdul Haq refused to participate for the independence of Bangladesh.[2] After the war two separate EPCP(M-L)s were formed, one led by Toaha's EPCP(M-L) which evolved into the Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist-Leninist) and the other led by Abdul Haq.[3] Mohammad Toaha's party denounced Charu Majumdar's ideology of class annihilation.[2]

In 1978 Haque's party took the name Revolutionary Communist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist-Leninist).[4]

References

1. Amin, Md. Nurul (July 1986). "Maoism in Bangladesh: The Case of the East Bengal Sarbohara Party". Asian Survey. 26 (7). University of California Press: 759–773. doi:10.2307/2644210. JSTOR 2644210.
2. Alim, Syed Fattahul (1 February 2012). "Has Left Politics any Future?". Forum. Vol. 6, no. 2. The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
3. Rashiduzzaman, M. (February 1979). "Bangladesh 1978: Search for a Political Party". Asian Survey. 19 (2). University of California Press: 191–197. doi:10.2307/2643785. JSTOR 2643785.
4. Khan, Saleh Athar (2012). "Haque, Abdul2". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.