Farida Akhter

Farida Akhter
Farida Akhter in 2024
Adviser for Fisheries and Livestock
Assumed office
9 August 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byAbdur Rahman
Personal details
Born1953
Chattogram, Bangladesh
SpouseFarhad Mazhar[1]
EducationDepartment of Economics, Chittagong University

Farida Akhtar (born 1953) is an adviser to the 2024 Bangladesh interim government and the executive director of UBINEG (Policy Research on Development Options).[2] She is also an advisor to the current interim government in its Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.[3]

  1. ^ "Advisers to the interim government". The Daily Star. 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  2. ^ "Inside the interim govt: Key members leading Bangladesh's transition". Dhaka Tribune. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  3. ^ "Advisers to the interim government". The Daily Star. 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-10.