Bangladesh Youth Union

Bangladesh Youth Union
বাংলাদেশ যুব ইউনিয়ন
FormationAugust 28, 1976 (1976-08-28)
Location
AffiliationsCommunist Party of Bangladesh
Websitebyubd.org

Bangladesh Youth Union (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ যুব ইউনিয়ন, lit.'Bangladesh Youth Union')[1] is the youth wing of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB).[2]

History

On 28 August 1976, the Bangladesh Youth Union was established.[3][2][4][5]

In November 1976, the first meeting was held at Nababpur Mahbub Ali Institute and Youth Union's first convening committee was declared, Abul Kashem was elected and appointed as convener.[4]

The first national conference was held at Engineers Institution Auditorium in January 1977. At that conference, the organization's name was renamed to 'Bangladesh Youth Union'. At that conference, Nurul Islam Nahid was elected as the president and Abul Kashem was elected as the general secretary.[4][5]

At the second conference of Youth Union in 1981, Abul Kashem was elected and appointed as president and Mahbub Zaman was elected as general secretary of Youth Union.[4][5]

Youth Union was involved in 1990 Bangladesh mass uprising and other similar movements.[4][5]

In June 2021, the central office of Youth Union was vandalized.[6]

References

  1. ^ আগামীকাল যুব ইউনিয়নের দ্বাদশ জাতীয় সম্মেলন. Dhaka Mail (in Bengali). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Bangladesh Youth Union". Bangladesh Youth Union. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  3. ^ Mannan, Sheikh Abdul (23 February 2025). যুবকরা কেন যুব ইউনিয়ন করবে? [Why should youth join Youth Union?]. Weekly Ekota (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d e Emon, Habib (28 August 2023). ৪৭ বছরে বাংলাদেশ যুব ইউনিয়ন: লড়াই ও গৌরবের ইতিহাস. Dainik Bangla (in Bengali). Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d গৌরবে ও লড়াইয়ে ৪৫ বছরে বাংলাদেশ যুব ইউনিয়ন (in Bengali). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  6. ^ যুব ইউনিয়ন কার্যালয়ে ভাঙচুর. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2025.