Shireen Akhter

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Shireen Akhter
শিরীণ আখতার
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Shireen Akhter in 2022
18th Vice Chancellor of the University of Chittagong
In office
3 November 2019 –19 March 2024
OccupationAcademic

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]

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Background and education

Akhter was born on 1 May 1956 to a Bengali family of Muslim Chowdhuries in Eidgaon, Cox's Bazar subdivision, Chittagong District, East Pakistan. [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]

Career

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]

Personal life

Akhter was married to Major (Retired) Latiful Alam Chowdhury. [14] He died on 29 July 2020. [14] They had two children. [5]

Works

References

  1. ↑ "Prof Shireen made acting VC of CU". The Daily Star. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ↑ চবিতে প্রথম নারী ভিসি শিরীণ আখতার. bdnews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Shireen Akhter CU". cu.ac.bd. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  4. ↑ চট্টগ্রাম বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে উপাচার্য পদে যাদবপুরের প্রাক্তনী (in Bengali). এইসময়.ইন্ডিয়া টাইমস. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Dr Shirin Akter, first female Pro-VC of CU | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 "CU gets first female VC". Prothomalo. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Prof Shirin takes charge of CU VC". Banglanews24.com. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "First woman pro-Vice Chancellor at Chittagong University". bdnews24.com. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  9. 1 2 "CU gets first female Pro VC". Dhaka Tribune. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  10. ↑ "CU VC Shirin Akhter named for Rokeya Padak". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "5 eminent women named for Begum Rokeya Padak 2020". Dhaka Tribune . 8 December 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Retiree Shireen Akhter reappointed as Chittagong University VC". The Business Standard. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  13. ↑ Report, Star Digital (30 January 2023). "CU VC office vandalised for not recruiting BCL leader as teacher". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  14. 1 2 Roy, Subrata (29 July 2020). "CU VC's husband Latiful Alam Chowdhury dies". Dhaka Tribune . Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  15. ↑ Shireen Akhter (1993). Bangladesher Tin Jon Oupanyasik: Showkat Osman, Syed Waliullah o Abu Ishaque (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bangla Academy. ISBN   9789840728480.
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