[1] Farzana Rikta is the only daughter of Nazrul Islam and Mahfuza Islam from the Jashore District.

[2] She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Jagannath University.

[3][4] Rikta's first professional credit was a television advertisement directed by Amitabh Reza.

[1][3] She made her Dhallywood film acting debut in 2015 with Kartooz,[5] the debut film directed by Bapparaj.

[8][9] Rikta has also acted in television and has worked as a television presenter in the productions Star World from Banglavision and FNF Journey from Gazi TV.