Rawshan Ara Bachchu


Rawshan Ara Bachchu was a Bangladeshi activist. She took part in Bengali Language Movement in 1952. She was awarded Anannya Top Ten Awards in 2009.

Early life

Bachchu's family originated from Kulaura in Moulvibazar District. She was a student of Brojomohun College. In 1947, at the initiative of the university students and Tamaddun Majlish, she along with 7 or 8 other students formed the State Language Action Council.

Language movement

Bachchu got involved in the politics of Gonotantrik Pragotishil Chhatra Front in 1950 after getting admitted into the University of Dhaka. She argued in favor of women's participation in politics in a radio program in April 1950. She took part in the meeting held in Amtola at the University of Dhaka on 30 January 1952 to protest Prime Minister Khawaja Nazimuddin's declaration to make Urdu the sole language of Pakistan on 27 January.

Death

Bachchu died on 3 December 2019.