Akhter is the general secretary of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, the faction led by
Hasanul Haq Inu. Inu is a former information minister of Bangladesh. Inu appointed her the general secretary of the party on 12 March 2016. The party then split in two over opposition to her appointment by some party members. The rebel faction was led by Sharif Nurul Ambia and
Moinuddin Khan Badal. After a hearing
Bangladesh Election Commission recognized the faction led by Inu and Shirin as the mainstream fraction of the party. She was elected unopposed to the
Jatiya Sangsad in 2014. She has called for greater recognition of work done by women in rural areas of Bangladesh. On 26 December 2016, she and Inu led a delegation of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal to meet with the
President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid in the
Bangabhaban, to recommend the next chief election commissioner of Bangladesh Election Commission who will oversee the next
Bangladeshi general election. ==References==