Mahbuba Farzana

Mahbuba Farzana is the secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.[1][2] She previously worked for the Skills For Employment Investment Program, financed by the Asian Development Bank.[3][4]

Career

Farzana joined the 13th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service.[5]

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.[6][3]

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.[7] She was serving as an Officer on Special Duty, rank of Additional Secretary, at the Ministry of Public Administration.[7] She was promoted to secretary before her appointment.[8] 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.[9][10] She chaired the closing ceremony of Youth Festival-2025.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Info Sec assures of taking efforts for journalists' welfare". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 25 January 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Media reform after commission's report: Adviser Nahid -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  3. ^ a b "April 2022 – Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry". Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  4. ^ "Background". SICIP | Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Program. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  5. ^ "Mahbuba Farzana made info secretary". New Age (Bangladesh). 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ a b "Information and broadcasting ministry gets new secretary". The Business Standard. 2024-10-23. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  8. ^ "Info Ministry gets new Secy -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  9. ^ "Extended holiday for educational institutions during Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  10. ^ Tahana, Jamie (2025-01-29). "Reform and transformation plans at several broadcasters | The PMA Briefing". Public Media Alliance. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  11. ^ BSS (2025-02-20). "Youth emerged through uprising will influence the state for at least 2 decades: Nahid". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
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