Mahbuba Farzana

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

Career

Farzana joined the 13th batch of the Bangladesh Civil Service.
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.
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. She was serving as an Officer on Special Duty, rank of Additional Secretary, at the Ministry of Public Administration. She was promoted to secretary before her appointment. 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. She chaired the closing ceremony of Youth Festival-2025.