Quazi Rosy

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]

Quazi Rosy
কাজী রোজী
Member of Parliament for Reserved women's seat-41
In office 20 March 2014 – 30 December 2018
Personal details
Born	(1949-01-01)1 January 1949 Satkhira, East Bengal, Pakistan
Died	20 February 2022(2022-02-20) (aged 73) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political party	Awami League
Occupation	Poet, politician
Awards	Bangla Academy Literary Award (2018) Ekushey Padak (2021)

Early life

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

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

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

• Pothghat Manusher Naam
• Amar Piraner Kono Map Nei

Awards

• Bangla Academy Literary Award (2018)
• Ekushey Padak (2021)

References

1. "Poet Quazy Rosy no more". Risingbd.com. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
2. "Poet Quazi Rosy passes away". The Daily Star. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
3. "Constituency 341_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
4. "Afsan Chowdhury, three others win Bangla Academy Prize". bdnews24.com. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
5. বিচারের রায়ে সন্তুষ্ট নয় কোন পক্ষই (in Bengali). BBC. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
6. কাদের মোল্লার নেতৃত্বে হত্যা করা হয় কবি মেহেরুন্নেসাকে. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 24 July 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
7. কবি কাজী রোজী আর নেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
8. "Poet Quazi Rosy passes away". The Business Standard. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.