Shireen Akhter (born 1 May 1956) is a Bangladeshi academic. She is the current and the first female vice chancellor of the University of Chittagong.
Background and education
Akhter was born at joarianala, Ramu in Cox's Bazar on 1 May 1956. Her father was Afsar Kamal Chowdhury and mother was Begum Lutfunnahar Kamal.
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. In 1991, She earned her PhD from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
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.
In 2006, Akhter was promoted to professor.
Akhter was appointed the first female vice chancellor of the University of Chittagong on 3 November 2019. She replaced Dr Iftekhar Uddin Chowdhury. In November 2020, she was nominated for the Begum Rokeya Padak and received it in December from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
On 29 April 2021, Akhter was reappointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Chittagong.
Akhter's office was vandalized in January 2023 by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists led by it's University of Chittagong unit President Moynul Hasan for not recruiting Raihan Ahmed, a Bangladesh Chhatra League activist, as a faculty.
Personal life
Akhter was married to Major (Retired) Latiful Alam Chowdhury. He died on 29 July 2020. They had two children.
Works
Bangladesher Tinjon Oupanyasik Showkat : Osman, Waliullah, Abu Ishaq. (1991)