Fazilatunnesa Bappy

Fazilatunesa Bappy (31 December 1970 – 2 January 2020) was a Bangladeshi lawyer and a politician representing the Bangladesh Awami League party. She was a member of the Jatiya Sangsad.^[1]

Fazilatunnesa Bappy
ফজিলাতুন্নেসা বাপ্পী
Bappy in January 2018
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Reserved Women's Seat-30
In office 29 January 2014 – 28 January 2019
Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Reserved Women's Seat-47
In office 9 December 2011 – 24 January 2014
Preceded by	Position created
Personal details
Born	(1970-12-31)31 December 1970 Narail, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Died	2 January 2020(2020-01-02) (aged 49) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh Awami League
Occupation	Lawyer, politician

Biography

Bappy was born on 31 December 1970 in Narail in the then East Pakistan.^[2][3] She served as a prosecutor of the International Crime Tribunal and a deputy attorney general.^[4][5]

Bappy was involved with the politics of Bangladesh Awami League during her student life.^[2] She was elected as a member of the Jatiya Sangsad in 2011 and again in 2014.^[4][6]

Death

Bappy died on 2 January 2020 in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital, Dhaka at the age of 49, suffering from pneumonia.^[5][7][8]