Shacot Ara Akter

Shacot Ara Akter is the member of parliament (MP) for reserved Women's Seat-33 in the 13th Parliament. The BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) nominated her for this seat. In Parliament she is a member of the Standing Committee on the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.

Known as Advocate Shacot Ara Akter Urmi, she was born on 1 April 1977. Her father is Abdul Hamid Sardar and her mother is Mallika Begum. She is married into a family from Gosairhat in Shariatpur. She is a lawyer by profession.

She has a long record in student politics. She was joint convener of the Eden Mohila College Chhatra Dal more than once. In the central committee of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal she served as assistant secretary for female students' affairs (Tuku-Alim committee), assistant general secretary (Habib-Juel committee) and joint general secretary (Rajib-Akram committee).

Shacot Ara Akter was one of the 36 people whose names the BNP announced on 20 April 2026 for the reserved seats for women. As the only candidate for this seat, which is filled by a vote of members of parliament, she was elected unopposed, and the Election Commission published the gazette on 30 April 2026. After being nominated, she expressed her resolve to work for securing the rights of the country's people and for democracy.

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