Shireen Akhter | |
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শিরীণ আখতার | |
18th Vice Chancellor of the University of Chittagong | |
Assumed office 3 November 2019 | |
Chancellor | President of Bangladesh |
Preceded by | Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury |
Succeeded by | Md. Abu Taher |
Personal details | |
Born | Cox's Bazar, East Pakistan, Pakistan | 1 May 1956
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Spouse | Latiful Alam Chowdhury (died 2020) |
Education |
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Occupation | Academic |
Shireen Akhter (born 1 May 1956 [1]) is a Bangladeshi academic. She was the first female vice chancellor of the University of Chittagong. [2] [3] [4]
Akhter was born at joarianala, Ramu in Cox's Bazar on 1 May 1956. [5] Her father was Afsar Kamal Chowdhury and mother was Begum Lutfunnahar Kamal. [5]
Akhter completed her SSC and HSC in 1973 and 1975 respectively. She earned her bachelor's and master's from the University of Chittagong in 1978 and 1981 respectively. [6] In 1991, She earned her PhD from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. [6]
Akhter was a member of Election Commission (EC) Search committee. She joined the University of Chittagong as a lecturer of Bangla department in 1996. [7] [8]
In 2006, Akhter was promoted to professor. [9]
Akhter was appointed the first female vice chancellor of the University of Chittagong on 3 November 2019. [6] She replaced Dr Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury. [9] In November 2020, she was nominated for the Begum Rokeya Padak and received it in December from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. [10] [11]
On 29 April 2021, Akhter was reappointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Chittagong. [12]
Akhter's office was vandalized in January 2023 by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists led by its University of Chittagong unit President Moynul Hasan for not recruiting Raihan Ahmed, a Bangladesh Chhatra League activist, as a faculty. [13]
Akhter was married to Major (Retired) Latiful Alam Chowdhury. [14] He died on 29 July 2020. [14] They had two children. [5]