Farzana Sharmin

Farzana Sharmin Putul (born 2 November 1984) is a Bangladeshi barrister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician. She is the incumbent member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the Natore-1 constituency and the incumbent Minister of State for Social Welfare since February 2026. She has been practicing law at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. As a member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, she served on its Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee, Human Rights Committee, and Media Cell Committee.

Early life and education Sharmin was born in Bangladesh on 2 November 1984. Her father, Fazlur Rahman Potol, was a State Minister for Youth, Sports, and Communications and a four-time elected Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Natore-1 constituency.

Sharmin is listed as an English-speaking lawyer with the British High Commission's retained list in Dhaka. She serves as a member of the special assistant to the BNP Chairperson's Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee.

After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government in August 2024, 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.