Shireen Akhter

This article is about the Bangladeshi academic. For the Bangladeshi politician, see Shirin Akhter.

Shireen Akhter
শিরীণ আখতার
Shireen Akhter in 2022
18th Vice Chancellor of the University of Chittagong
In office
3 November 2019 – 19 March 2024
ChancellorPresident of Bangladesh
Preceded byIftekhar Uddin Chowdhury
Succeeded byMd. Abu Taher
Personal details
Born (1956-05-01) 1 May 1956 (age 68)
Cox's Bazar, East Pakistan, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
SpouseLatiful Alam Chowdhury (died 2020)
Education
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]

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

  • Bangladesher Tinjon Oupanyasik Showkat : Osman, Waliullah, Abu Ishaq. (1991)[15]

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. ^ a b c "Dr Shirin Akter, first female Pro-VC of CU | The Asian Age Online, Bangladesh". The Asian Age. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.