The Socialist Students' Front (SSF) (Bengali: সমাজতান্ত্রিক ছাত্রফ্রন্ট) is a Marxist–Leninist student organization in Bangladesh. SSF is one of the largest leftist students' organization in the country. The slogans of the SSF are: "Socialist Students' Front, commitments to the revolution!", "Socialist Students' Front, commitments to save the rights of education!" SSF also maintains a good relation with All India Students Association.
Socialist Students' Front — SSF সমাজতান্ত্রিক ছাত্রফ্রন্ট | |
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President | Mukta Barai |
Secretary General | Raihan Uddin |
Founded | 21 January 1984 |
Headquarters | 23/2, Topkhana Road, Dhaka -1000, Bangladesh |
Ideology | |
Mother party | Socialist Party of Bangladesh |
International affiliation | WFDY |
Website | http://spb.org.bd/mass-organizations/সমাজতান্ত্রিক-ছাত্র-ফ্রন/ |
The SSF was founded on 21 January 1984 amidst the movement against the military dictatorship. It played a major role in overthrowing the dictator Hussain Muhammad Ershad and bringing about democratic rule in 1990. The main objective of the SSF is to build a students’ movement throughout the country to bring about educational reforms to make education accessible, universal, scientific, secular, equal, and democratic, and to create an education system that is conducive to the growth and development of a revolutionary movement for the overthrow of capitalism and establishment of socialist state. SSF is a member of several international students' organizations including World Federation of Democratic Youth.[1][2]
SSF's motto is "Unity, Struggle, Progress." SSF's flag contains three white five cornered stars in the top left corner, on a red background. The ratio of length and width of the flag is 3:2. SSF's monogram is a raised fist with three stars.
SSF's publishes an official organ, Ovimot (Bengali: অভিমত; English: The Intention/Opinion). It is published in Bengali by the Central Committee.
The organization elected its most recent central committee through the 19th Central Council that took place at DUCSU in the University of Dhaka. The latest central committee members of the organization are:[3]
SSF has children, teenager, science, and cultural wings to work with different classes of people. Some of the organizations include:
SSF was founded during the movement against the military rule of Hussain Muhammad Ershad and it played an important role in building the students' movement against the military rule. Since then, it has led numerous movements in the history of students' politics in Bangladesh.