Mahbuba Farzana
Mahbuba Farzana | |
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মাহবুবা ফারজানা | |
.jpg) Mahbuba Farzana, Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Bangladesh, addresses an audit workshop at the Secretariat on 17 May 2026. | |
| Born | Haluaghat Upazila, Mymensingh, Bangladesh |
| Citizenship | Bangladeshi |
| Education | University of Dhaka |
| Occupation | Career Bureaucrat |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Employer(s) | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Bangladesh |
| Office | Secretary |
| Spouse | Professor Dr. Nazmul Amin |
| Father | Md. Shamsul Islam Siddique |
| Website | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Bangladesh – Official profile |
Mahbuba Farzana is the secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of Bangladesh.[1][2][3] She previously worked for the Skills for Employment Investment Program, which was financed by the Asian Development Bank.[4][5]
Career
Mahbuba Farzana was born in Panchayet Bari, Swadeshi village, Swadeshi Union No. 12, Haluaghat Upazila, Mymensingh. She is the daughter of the late Md. Shamsul Islam Siddique, a former Deputy Director of the Bangladesh Water Development Board, and the granddaughter of the late Nabi Hossain Siddique. After completing her higher secondary education, she enrolled in the Department of English at the University of Dhaka, where she obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees. She also obtained a postgraduate degree in Public Policy and Management.[6]
Farzana joined the 13th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service.[7]
In 2023, Farzana was the gender and development specialist and joint secretary at the Skills For Employment Investment Program Project of the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance.[8][4]
Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Farzana was appointed secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in October 2024.[9] She was serving as an Officer on Special Duty, rank of Additional Secretary, at the Ministry of Public Administration.[9] She was promoted to secretary before her appointment.[10] She defended the Media Reform Commission of the government and told the UNESCO and United Nations Development Programme that the government was not imposing the reforms.[11][12] She chaired the closing ceremony of Youth Festival-2025.[13]
Personal Life
Farzana is married to Professor Dr. Nazmul Amin, a member of the Bangladesh Civil Service (Administration) Cadre, as well as an author and researcher. He was also appointed as one of the four newly appointed members of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC). They have one son.[6]
References
- ↑ "Info Sec assures of taking efforts for journalists' welfare". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ↑ "Media reform after commission's report: Adviser Nahid". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ↑ "Information and Broadcasting ministry gets new secretary | News". BSS. Retrieved 2026-08-21.
- 1 2 "April 2022". Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ↑ "Background". SICIP | Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Program. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- 1 2 "তথ্য মন্ত্রণালয়ের নতুন সচিব হলেন মাহবুবা ফারজানা". দৈনিক ইনকিলাব (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-08-21.
- ↑ "Mahbuba Farzana made info secretary". New Age (Bangladesh). 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ↑ "Travel Order for Ms. Mahbuba Farjana, Joint Secretary, Gender and Social Development Specialist, SEIP Project of Bangladesh to Visit Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj". Skills For Employment Investment Program. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- 1 2 "Information and broadcasting ministry gets new secretary". The Business Standard. 2024-10-23. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
- ↑ "Info Ministry gets new Secy -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
- ↑ "Extended holiday for educational institutions during Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
- ↑ Tahana, Jamie (2025-01-29). "Reform and transformation plans at several broadcasters | The PMA Briefing". Public Media Alliance. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
- ↑ BSS (2025-02-20). "Youth emerged through uprising will influence the state for at least 2 decades: Nahid". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2025-02-24.