Taslima Akhter
Taslima Akhter | |
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Akhter receiving Begum Rokeya Padak (2024) | |
| Born | 1974 (age 51–52) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Occupations | Activist and photographer |
| Notable work | Final Embrace |
| Spouse | Zonayed Saki |
| Website | taslimaakhter |
Taslima Akhter (born 1974) is a Bangladeshi activist and photographer. She is a graduate of Dhaka University, as well as the photography school Pathshala. She is a member of several activist organizations. While documenting the Rana Plaza collapse in 2013, she took a photograph of a woman and a man who had died in each other's arms, which became emblematic of the incident.