Farzana Sharmin


Farzana Sharmin, also known as Farzana Sharmin Putul, is a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician and member of the Anti Corruption Commission reform commission of the Muhammad Yunus led interim government. She has been practicing law at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. She is also actively involved in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, serving on its Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee, Human Rights Committee, and Media Cell Committee.

Early life and education

Sharmin was born in Bangladesh in November 1984. She is the daughter of Fazlur Rahman Potol, a former State Minister for Youth, Sports, and Communications and a four-time elected Member of Parliament from Natore-1.
Sharmin pursued legal studies at the University of Dhaka and the University of London, earning undergraduate law degrees from both institutions. She further obtained two master's degrees in law, one from the University of Dhaka and another from BPP University College in London.

Career

Sharmin began her legal career in 2008 as an advocate at the District Court of Bangladesh. In 2012, she was admitted to practice at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. She has built expertise in criminal litigation, judicial review, and constitutional law. She has worked as an associate at the legal firm 'Barrister Moudud Ahmed and Associates' and is currently a partner at RIGHTS Chambers. Additionally, she has served as a legal advisor to various banks, insurance companies, and private enterprises. She is a lawyer of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
Sharmin is listed as an English-speaking lawyer with the British High Commission’s retained list in Dhaka. She is a member of several legal organizations, including the International Bar Association, the Society of the Middle Temple, the Asian Society of International Law, and the Dhaka Bar Association.
Sharmin is actively engaged in Bangladesh Nationalist Party politics. She serves as a member of the special assistant to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson’s Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee. Additionally, she contributes to Bangladesh Nationalist Party's Human Rights Committee and Media Cell Committee. In 2023, she was a director of Lysander Tech Limited, based in the United Kingdom.
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Sharmin was made a member of the Anti-Corruption Commission reform commission of the Muhammad Yunus led interim government. She has represented Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, general secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, in his challenge of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution of Bangladesh.