Left Democratic Alliance (Bangladesh)

Left Democratic Alliance (Bengali: বাম গণতান্ত্রিক জোট) is a alliance of six far-left political parties in Bangladesh. Out of these six parties, three parties - CPB, SPB (Basad), and SPBM are registered by Bangladesh Election Commission. The remaining three parties are not registered. The alliance participated in the July Uprising, which successfully deposed Sheikh Hasina from power.

Formation

The alliance was formally announced on 18 July 2018 at a press conference held at its temporary office in Paltan. At the time of its formation, the coalition consisted of eight political parties. On 24 May 2022, the membership of Ganosamhati Andolan and the Revolutionary Workers Party, citing their lack of participation in alliance activities and failure to follow collective decisions.

Members

The alliance was formed by eight left-wing parties and currently consists of six.

Party		Ideology	Symbol
	Communist Party of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের কমিউনিস্ট পার্টি	Marxism–Leninism
	Socialist Party of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল	Marxism–Leninism–Maoism Anti-revisionism
	Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) বাংলাদেশের সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল (মার্কসবাদী)	Shibdas Ghosh thought Anti-revisionism
	Democratic Revolutionary Party গণতান্ত্রিক বিপ্লবী দল	Marxism–Leninism
	Revolutionary Communist League of Bangladesh বাংলাদেশের বিপ্লবী কমিউনিস্ট লীগ	Marxism–Leninism
	Bangladesh Samajtantrik Party বাংলাদেশ সমাজতান্ত্রিক পার্টি	Marxism–Leninism

See also

• Democratic United Front
• Ganatantra Manch
• Left Democratic Front (Pakistan)