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 Barura Upazila,Comilla District,East Bengal,Dominion of Pakistan |
Died | 4 August 2023 73) Dhaka,Bangladesh | (aged
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
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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. [1] [2] She was awarded 2021 Bangla Academy Literary Award in the research on liberation war category. [3]
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]
Saifunnahar Chowdhury 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]
Panna Kaiser died in Dhaka on 4 August 2023, at the age of 73. [4]
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