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Farida Akhter
Farida Akhter in 2025
Adviser for Fisheries and Livestock
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 August 2024
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byAbdur Rahman
Personal details
Born1953 (age 72–73)
Chattogram, Bangladesh
SpouseFarhad Mazhar[1]
EducationDepartment of Economics, Chittagong University

Farida Akhter (born 1953) is an adviser to the Interim government of Bangladesh and the executive director of UBINIG (Policy Research on Development Options).[2][3] She is also an advisor to the current interim government in Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.[4]

Early life and education

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Farida Akhter was born in 1953 in Harla village of Chandanaish Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh.[5] She studied Economics at Chittagong University.[6]

Career

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Akther opposed reserved seats in parliament for women in 2004 saying she preferred direct elections.[7] She had filed a petition against the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh, which created reservation for women in the parliament.[8] In 2007, she said "We urge the government to reduce the use of private cars and stop their imports," in reference to the Japanese government proposing investing in biofuel due to global warming.[9]

Akther filed a petition along with Adilur Rahman Khan, Dipu Moni, and Nasiruddin Elan successfully challenging the legality of the Truth and Accountability Commission in 2008.[10]

In 2011, Akhter signed a statement calling for justice for Rumana Manzur, a victim of domestic violence.[11] She was awarded the Sultana Kamal Independence Day Award in 2011.[12] She signed a statement against the removal of Muhammad Yunus from the post of chairman of Grameen Bank.[13] Akhter, as organizer of Naya Krishi Andolon, opposed the introduction of Bt Brinjal.[14] She defended the Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh's 13-point demands, including death penalty for blasphemy.[15][16] In June 2015, she would found innocent of contempt of court charges following her comments on the International Crimes Tribunal finding David Bergman guilty of contempt of court.[17]

On 2 August 2024, Akhter called on the government to release all those detained in the quota reform movement protests.[18] Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, she was appointed an advisor in the Muhammad Yunus led interim government.[4]

Personal life

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She is married to writer, columnist, and poet Farhad Mazhar.[6] In July 2017, Akhter filed an abduction case after her husband, Fahad Mazhar, was abducted from Dhaka.[19][20] Her sister is Sayyida Akhter.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Advisers to the interim government". The Daily Star. 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  2. ^ "Inside the interim govt: Key members leading Bangladesh's transition". Dhaka Tribune. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  3. ^ "All panellists for reforming BCS job quota system". The Daily Star. 2013-07-14. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  4. ^ a b "Advisers to the interim government". The Daily Star. 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  5. ^ "গণ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ট্রাস্টি হলেন আসিফ নজরুল ও ফরিদা আখতার". NTV Online. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  6. ^ a b "Advisers to the interim government". The Daily Star. 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  7. ^ "Star Magazine". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  8. ^ "Law and Our Rights". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  9. ^ "Producing biofuel a threat to food security". The Daily Star. 2007-09-15. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  10. ^ "Truth Commission not legal". The Daily Star. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  11. ^ "Ensure justice for Rumana". The Daily Star. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  12. ^ "Sultana Kamal awards given". The Daily Star. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  13. ^ "Removal of Prof Yunus dishonours 20m women". The Daily Star. 2011-03-06. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  14. ^ "HC bars Bt Brinjal's release". The Daily Star. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  15. ^ "The banality of evil and the Messiah of a new dawn". The Daily Star. 2024-08-13. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  16. ^ "13-Point Demand". www.satp.org. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  17. ^ "Zafrullah guilty of contempt, punished". The Daily Star. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  18. ^ "Quota reform movement: Free all detainees within 24 hours". The Daily Star. 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  19. ^ a b "'Blindfolded, taken away on microbus'". The Daily Star. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  20. ^ "Farhad Mazhar: Investigators grapple with confusions". The Daily Star. 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
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