Panna Kaiser

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Shahidullah Kaiser
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(m. 1969;he disappeared in 1971)​
Panna Kaiser
পান্না কায়সার
Member of Parliament
for Women's Reserved Seat–27
In office
14 July 1996 –13 July 2001
Children
Relatives AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury (brother-in-law) [1]

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]

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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]

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ Anwar Parvez Halim (28 May 2011). "All in the family". Bengali News from Washington D.C.
  2. 1 2 "Mainuddin, Ashraf killed my husband: Panna Kaiser". risingbd.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "5-member panel of chairmen". The Daily Star. 15 January 1998. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. ↑ বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার যারা পাচ্ছেন. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Former MP Panna Kaiser passes away". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Sazzad Kadir (10 January 2016), Sazzad Kadir with Panna Kaiser at "Keertymaner Galpokatha" programme on BTV. , retrieved 17 February 2018
  7. ↑ "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Fearless for four decades". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  9. ↑ বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার পেলেন ১৫ জন. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  10. ↑ বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার পেলেন যারা. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 January 2022.


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