CPB elects Chandan as president, Ratan as gen secy

Kazi Sazzad Zahir Chandan has been elected president of the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) for a four-year term, with Abdullah Al Kafee Ratan appointed as general secretary. Both were previously members of the party’s presidium. The new leadership was chosen on Wednesday during the CPB’s 13th Congress, held at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in Dhaka. The congress, which began on Friday, was conducted under the slogan:“Establish a leftist democratic government against exploitation and inequality to bring social change.” They succeed outgoing president Shah Alam and former general secretary Ruhin Hossain Prince, who were elected at the party’s 12th Congress in 2022. Prince confirmed the transition, stating, “The new president, general secretary, and other committee posts have been...