Farida Akhter | |
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Adviser of Fisheries and Livestock | |
Assumed office 9 August 2024 | |
Leader | Muhammad Yunus (as Chief Adviser) |
Preceded by | Abdur Rahman |
Adviser to the Interim Government | |
Assumed office 8 August 2024 | |
President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Farida Akhtar is an advisor to the 2024 Bangladesh interim government and the executive director of UBINEG (Policy Research on Development Options). [1] He is also an advisor to the current interim government in its Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. [2]
Farida Akhtar was born in Harla village of Chandanaish Upazila,Chittagong District,Bangladesh. [3] He studied Economics at Chittagong University.
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