Quazi Rosy
Quazi Rosy | |
|---|---|
| কাজী রোজী | |
| Member of Parliament for Reserved women's seat-41 | |
| In office 20 March 2014 – 30 December 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1949 Satkhira, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Died | 20 February 2022 (aged 73) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Awami League |
| Occupation | Poet, politician |
| Awards | Bangla Academy Literary Award (2018) Ekushey Padak (2021) |
Quazi Rosy (also spelled Quazy Rosy;[1] 1 January 1949 – 20 February 2022) was a Bangladeshi poet who served also as member of the parliament. She is known for Pothghat Manusher Naam and Amar Piraner Kono Map Nei.[2]
Early life
[edit]Rosy was born on 1 January 1949 in Satkhira District of the then East Pakistan.[3] Her father was Quazi Shahidul Islam. She obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees in Bangla literature from the University of Dhaka.
Career
[edit]Rosy started her career by joining in the government service and retired as an officer from the Press Information Department in 2007. She was elected to parliament from a reserved seat (number 41) for women after the 10th Bangladeshi parliamentary election held on 5 January 2014. She received Bangla Academy Literary Award in the year 2018 for her contribution in poetry and Ekushey Padak in 2021 for her contribution to language and literature.[4]
Personal life and death
[edit]In 2013, Rosy testified against the convicted war criminal and former Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Molla standing trial at the International Crimes Tribunal on charges of crimes against humanity.[5][6]
After testing positive for COVID-19, on 30 January 2022, Rosy was admitted to Square Hospital. After suffering a stroke, she died on 20 February 2022, at the age of 73.[7][8]
Works
[edit]- Pothghat Manusher Naam
- Amar Piraner Kono Map Nei
Awards
[edit]- Bangla Academy Literary Award (2018)
- Ekushey Padak (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ "Poet Quazy Rosy no more". Risingbd.com. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Poet Quazi Rosy passes away". The Daily Star. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Constituency 341_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Afsan Chowdhury, three others win Bangla Academy Prize". bdnews24.com. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ বিচারের রায়ে সন্তুষ্ট নয় কোন পক্ষই (in Bengali). BBC. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ কাদের মোল্লার নেতৃত্বে হত্যা করা হয় কবি মেহেরুন্নেসাকে. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 24 July 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ কবি কাজী রোজী আর নেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Poet Quazi Rosy passes away". The Business Standard. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.