Taslima Akhter

Taslima Akhter
Akhter receiving Begum Rokeya Padak (2024)
Born1974 (age 51–52)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationsActivist and photographer
Notable workFinal Embrace
SpouseZonayed Saki
Websitetaslimaakhter.com

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.