Biography :
The Growth of Anarcho-Syndicalism in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh anarchist workers' movement is less than five years old, born out of the ashes of failed USSR. The author of this article recalls the antecedent period in Bangladesh history where USSR held hegemony. This was a time of deep faith and affection for the thought of USSR. As far as the author understands, none in the movement knew of anarchism and libertarian socialism as a political ideology and would not know of it until decades later. We revered the hanging portraits of USSR leaders, we studied their books, and we integrated discussion of their ideas into our daily lives. Our life's pursuit was to become socialist revolutionaries.
We were so fervent in our beliefs of a better world that we sacrificed clothing for books, food for paper. The socialist movement was already active in Bangladesh when my generation moved from studying socialism to helping develop a mass socialist movement. In Dhaka, the capital, we helped in the dissemination of pro-Soviet papers, we joined student organizations, and we participated in interviews. We explained socialism to the people, to workers, from the factories to the fields. Our path was guided by science and freedom of expression, and we spread our ideas without imposing on others. But we faced public rejection and death in our efforts.
When speaking in Muslim-dominated areas, many condemned us as atheists and unrighteous. And where we were not simply denounced, many of us were murdered. Our struggle has been the history of bloodshed. We have lost many of our companions. And although the oppressive apparatuses tortured and killed us, we proceeded ahead with the dream of revolution and continued to take those steps to make the revolution. Our work increased the number of socialist organizations and supporters across cities and villages. These bodies were intent to fight against the tyranny of oppression, against the national military dictatorship and against imperialism.
As early as 1980 we were able to hear about the Soviet Union and China's authoritarian nature and contradictions. We did not believe this was the truth, that "scientific" socialism could be false. Rather, we believed this was imperialist and CIA propaganda. The subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union and the breaking of Lenin- Stalin's statue greatly shocked us all. Together with the eastern bloc, the socialist countries of the world changed. They moved away from having even a veneer of socialism and openly embraced a capitalist restructuralization.
This produced a tremendous shock in the thought of our movement. We re-read USSR related Documents over and over, its fundamentals. But none of this helped us to better understand the failure of "socialism". We did, however, take an interest in the revolutionaries who criticized USSR model . Their works are not in print form, nor are they in Bengali. So our medium of learning has been through reading anarchist texts through the internet in foreign languages.
By 2012, many of us former pro Russian communist acquired a clear idea of anarcho-syndicalism from our continuous internet studies. Because I have been involved in tea workers' struggles since 2000, it was among tea workers and close, political friends that we first introduced anarcho-syndicalist practices through the development of The Tea Workers' Council. This council did not bear the name of any specific doctrine or party. Because old, authoritarian ways persisted, a clear articulation of anarchism and a regrouping along anarchist principles was necessary. As a result, on 1 May 2014, many militants formed a twenty three-member committee of those committed to the principles of anarcho-syndicalism. This committee has fostered the development of anarcho-syndicalist organizations in across fifty-six places in Bangladesh today.
We seek solidarity from all libertarian socialist-communists comrades, sister and brothers all over the planet. We want to work together with everyone, every revolutionary group and parties.
From : https://bangladeshasf.com/.
Works :
Author of Aims, Principles and Statutes (January 01, 1970)
Author of Bangladesh Is in Literal Chains (January 01, 1970)
Author of Bangladesh: Need total Social change! (January 01, 1970)
Author of Climate change: Bangladesh at risk! (January 01, 1970)
Author of Environmental Protection: Anarcho-Syndicalism (January 01, 1970)
Author of Global Warming: Get Rid of Capitalism! (January 01, 1970)
Author of The Growth of Anarcho-Syndicalism in Bangladesh (January 01, 1970)
Author of No protective clothing for tea workers (January 01, 1970)
Author of Question & Answers with the Bangladesh Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation (January 01, 1970)
Author of Silentism is a Crime (January 01, 1970)
Author of Socio-Economic condition of Bangladesh! (January 01, 1970)
Author of Sylhet tea-garden workers strike for higher wages (January 01, 1970)
Author of Tea workers protest for renewal of contract and demand for payment of arrears (January 01, 1970)
Author of The tea workers in Bangladesh, Sylhet region are at high risk of tuberculosis (TB) (January 01, 1970)
Author of Workers protests and strike in tea garden in Kulaura, Bangladesh (January 01, 1970)
Chronology :
February 01, 2021 : Bangladesh Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation's Added.
January 10, 2022 : Bangladesh Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation's Updated.
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