Shirin Akhter

Shirin Akhter is the General Secretary of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and the Member of Parliament for Feni-3.[1][2]

Shirin Akhter
Member of Parliament
Personal details
Political partyJatiya Samajtantrik Dal

Biography

Shirin Akhter is the General Secretary of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, the faction led by Hasanul Haq Inu. Inu is the Information Minister of Bangladesh.[3] Inu made her the General Secretary of the party on 12 March 2016. After she was made the General Secretary, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal split in two over opposition to her appointment by some party members. The rebel faction was led by Sharif Nurul Ambia and Moinuddin Khan Badal. After a hearing Bangladesh Election Commission recognized the faction led by Inu and Shirin as the mainstream fraction of the party.[4] She is a Member of Parliament. She was elected unopposed to the Jatiya Sangsad in 2014.[5] She has called for greater recognition of work done by women in rural areas of Bangladesh.[6] On 26 December 2016 she and Inu led a delegation of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal to meet with the President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid in the Bangabhaban, to recommend the next chief election commissioner of Bangladesh Election Commission who will oversee the next Bangladeshi general election. [7]

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References
  1. "Macro Review of the RMG Sector: Gains, Challenges and Policy Responses". The Daily Star. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. "List of 11th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. "JSD still relevant". The Daily Star. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. "A year after the split Inu-led JaSoD to hold rally in Dhaka Saturday". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  5. Chowdhury, Syed Tashfin. "Bangladesh on edge ahead of election". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  6. "Recognise rural women workers' contribution". The Daily Star. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  7. "JaSoD leaders tell president they want pro-Bangladesh EC, Search Committee". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 November 2017.


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