Panna Kaiser

Panna Kaiser (25 May 1950 – 4 August 2023) was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a member of Jatiya Sangsad selected for the women's reserved seats during 1996–2001.[1][2] She was awarded 2021 Bangla Academy Literary Award in the research on liberation war category.[3]

Panna Kaiser
পান্না কায়সার
Member of Parliament
for Women's Reserved Seat–27
In office
14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001
Succeeded bySelima Rahman
Personal details
Born
Saifunnahar Chowdhury

(1950-05-25)25 May 1950
Barura Upazila, Comilla District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died4 August 2023(2023-08-04) (aged 73)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse
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(m. 1969; he disappeared in 1971)​
Children

Early life and career

Panna Kaiser was born Saifunnahar Chowdhury on 25 May 1950.[4][5] She completed her master's in Bengali literature from the University of Dhaka in 1969.[5] In 1996, she was selected as one of the 30 reserved seats for women to serve as a member of parliament. She contributed to a child organization named Khelaghar and engaged in various social activities, cultural events and writeups.[6]

Personal life and death

Kaiser married Shahidullah Kaiser, a writer and a journalist on 17 February 1969.[5] He was abducted forever from his home on 14 December 1971 by the paramilitary Al-Badr.[1][7] Her daughter, Shomi Kaiser, is an actress, and her son, Amitav Kaiser, a banker.[5]

Kaiser died in Dhaka on 4 August 2023, at the age of 73.[4]

Awards

References
  1. "Mainuddin, Ashraf killed my husband: Panna Kaiser". risingbd.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. "5-member panel of chairmen". The Daily Star. 15 January 1998. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার যারা পাচ্ছেন. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. "Former MP Panna Kaiser passes away". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  5. Sazzad Kadir (10 January 2016), Sazzad Kadir with Panna Kaiser at "Keertymaner Galpokatha" programme on BTV., retrieved 17 February 2018
  6. "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  7. "Fearless for four decades". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  8. বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার পেলেন ১৫ জন. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  9. বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার পেলেন যারা. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 January 2022.


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