Panna Kaiser
Bangladeshi politician (1950–2023)
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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.[2][3] She was awarded 2021 Bangla Academy Literary Award in the research on liberation war category.[4]
25 May 1950
Panna Kaiser | |
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পান্না কায়সার | |
| Member of Parliament for Women's Reserved Seat–27 | |
| In office 14 July 1996 – 13 July 2001 | |
| Succeeded by | Selima Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Saifunnahar Chowdhury 25 May 1950 |
| Died | 4 August 2023 (aged 73) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Party | Bangladesh Awami League |
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| Relatives | AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury (brother-in-law)[1] |
Early life and career
Panna Kaiser was born Saifunnahar Chowdhury on 25 May 1950.[5][6] She completed her master's in Bengali literature from the University of Dhaka in 1969.[6] 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.[7]
Personal life and death
Saifunnahar Chowdhury married Shahidullah Kaiser, a writer and a journalist on 17 February 1969.[6] He was abducted forever from his home on 14 December 1971 by the paramilitary Al-Badr.[2][8] Her daughter, Shomi Kaiser, is an actress, and her son, Amitav Kaiser, a banker.[6]
Panna Kaiser died in Dhaka on 4 August 2023, at the age of 73.[5]