Bangladesh Chhatra Maitri
| Bangladesh Chhatra Maitree বাংলাদেশ ছাত্র মৈত্রী | |
|---|---|
| President | Atulon Das Alo |
| General Secretary | Aditi Adrita Srishti |
| Founded | 6 December 1980 |
| Preceded by | East Pakistan Students Union |
| Headquarters | 21/1 Topkhana Road, Bangladesh Shishu Kallyan Parishad (Ground Floor), Dhaka-1000 |
| Ideology | Socialism Communism |
| Mother party | Workers Party of Bangladesh |
| Newspaper | Chhatra Maitree |
| Website | studentsunitybd |
| Flag | |
Bangladesh Chhatra Maitri (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ছাত্র মৈত্রী, lit. 'Bangladesh Student Alliance') is the student wing of the Workers Party of Bangladesh (WPB).[1]
History
The East Pakistan Students Union was established on April 26, 1952,[2] and in the 1960s, it split into two factions: the pro-Peking group led by Menon and the pro-Moscow group led by Matia.[2]
On December 6, 1980, four factions of Menon's group, including the National Student Movement, two factions of National Chhatra Dal, and Bangla Chhatra Union, came together to form Biplobi Chhatra Maitri.[2] Later, in September 1987, Biplobi Chhatra Maitri merged with Biplobi Chhatra Union and was renamed Bangladesh Chhatra Maitri.[3]
In 1995, a faction of expelled members from Chhatra Maitri formed a new group, also called Biplobi Chhatra Maitri.[2]
By February 2019, Chhatra Maitri announced its full panel for the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections.[4]
In 2022, Chhatra Maitri formed a new central committee.[1][5]
in January 2024, the former president of Bangladesh Chhatra Maitri, Bappaditya Basu, was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dhaka on charges of embezzlement and fraud.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Chhatra Maitri forms new committee". 7 November 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d বাংলাদেশ ছাত্র মৈত্রী কারও সঙ্গে একীভূত হয়নি. Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 1 May 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ স্বাধীন বাংলাদেশের ছাত্র রাজনীতি ছাত্রমৈত্রী নেতারা কে কোথায়. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ বাংলাদেশ ছাত্র মৈত্রীর পূর্ণাঙ্গ প্যানেল ঘোষণা. NTV (Bangladesh) (in Bengali). 24 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ বাংলাদেশ ছাত্র মৈত্রীর নতুন কমিটি গঠন. Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Former Chhatra Maitri president Bappaditya Basu arrested". The Business Standard. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.