Sharmeen Murshid

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Sharmeen Murshid
শারমিন মুরশিদ
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Murshid at the G20 Women Empowerment Ministerial Meeting in Brasília (2024)
Adviser for Social Welfare
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 August 2024
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Sharmeen Soneya Murshid is a member of the advisory council of the Bangladesh interim government. [1] She was chief executive officer of human rights organization Brotee which has been working for the rights of marginalized groups, especially the indigenous people since 2001. [2] She is currently serving as Adviser to the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs as well as Ministry of Social Welfare. [3] Murshid is a former Commissioner of the National River Conservation Commission.

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Early life

Murshid's parents were Khan Sarwar Murshid and Nurjahan Murshid. [4] [5] [6] Her father was a member of the planning commission of Mujibnagar government and confidante of Tajuddin Ahmed and her mother was a member of parliament. [7] Her brother is Khan Ahmed Sayeed Murshid, former director general of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies. [7] [8] Her elder sister is Tazeen Mahnaz Murshid, senior lecturer of King's College London. [7] [9] Her another brother Kumar Murshid is a leftist politician in the United Kingdom who was formerly Labour Party. [7] [10]

Career

In 1971 during the Bangladesh Liberation War, Murshid was a member of the Bangladesh Mukti Sangrami Shilpi Sangstha which created propoganda songs for the Mukti Bahini. [11] She was a student of grade 10 in 1971. [12] Tareque Masud and his wife Catherine Masud made a documentary of the group called Muktir Gaan. [11] She identifies herself as a freedom fighter and has spoken for greater recognition of female freedom fighters. [13] [14] She had question Why Pakistan Army surrendered to the Indian Army after the war and not to the Bangladeshi people? [12]

In 2008, Murshid was the general secretary of National Alliance for Election Monitoring for the 9th parliamentary election of Bangladesh. [15]

In August 2012, Murshid signed a statement along with 57 other women leaders asking the government to leave Grameen Bank alone after its founder Muhammad Yunus was forced to resign by Bangladesh Bank. [16] Other signatories included Farida Akther, Hameeda Hossain, Khushi Kabir, Maleka Begum, Rasheda K. Chowdhury, Rokia Afzal Rahman, Sara Hossain, Sultana Kamal, and Syeda Rizwana Hasan. [16]

In 2014, she said the Election Commission had failed to hold a fair and free 10th parliamentary election. [17]

Murshid was the general secretary of Uttarsury Nurjahan-Sarwar Murshid Cultural Centre, [18] which oversaw the secretariate of the National Celebration Committee for the Birth Centenary of Khan Sarwar Murshid. [19] It also provides Uttarsury-Nurjahan Murshid Smrity Padak awards. [18]

Murshid is the Chief Executive Officer of Brotee, an election observation group. [20] She told Shakhawat Liton of The Daily Star in 2018 that the space for election monitoring was decreasing due to lack of funding and Bangladesh Election Commission ignoring respected observers. [20]

In 2020, Murshid was a member of the National River Conservation Commission, a quasi-judicial commission responsible for protecting rivers. [21] In October 2021, she signed a statement panning a culture of impunity when it comes to attacks on religious minorities in Bangladesh. [22] In 2023, she signed a letter criticizing the government treatment of Khaleda Zia, warning it could lead to a political crises, and asking the government to send her abroad for treatment. [23] Other signatories included Ali Imam Majumder, Asif Nazrul, CR Abrar, Farida Akhtar, Hafizuddin Khan, Naila Z Khan, Nur Khan, Rahnuma Ahmed, Shahdeen Malik, Shahidul Alam, Shireen Huq, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, and Tofail Ahmed. [23]

Murshid was critical of the 2024 Bangladeshi election describing it as one sided election by one party which party members stand against each other. [24] She was critical of the government using violence against quota reform protestors. [13]

Murshid was appointed an advisor in the Muhammad Yunus led interim government. [25] She was placed in charge of the Ministry of Social Welfare. [26]

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  11. 1 2 "শারমিন মুরশিদ". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 2024-08-09. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  12. 1 2 "Witness to victory". The Daily Star. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  13. 1 2 Murshid, Sharmeen S. (2024-07-25). "The government should take responsibility for its mistakes". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
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  16. 1 2 "Leave Grameen Bank as it is". The Daily Star. 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
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  18. 1 2 "Three women honoured for remarkable contributions". The Daily Star. 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
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  20. 1 2 "'Space for election monitoring is shrinking'". The Daily Star. 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  21. ↑ "Protecting Rights of Rivers: Turning intention into action". The Daily Star. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  22. ↑ "Communal Attacks: Law enforcers cannot avoid responsibilities". The Daily Star. 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  23. 1 2 "Khaleda's treatment: Govt's stance could lead to 'new political crisis'". The Daily Star. 2023-10-12. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
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  26. ↑ Report, Star Digital (2024-08-09). "Cabinet Division announces portfolios of interim govt". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
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