Panna Kaiser (25 May 1950 – 4 August 2023) was a

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politician and a member of

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selected for the women's reserved seats during 1996–2001. She was awarded 2021

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in the research on liberation war category.

Early life and career

Panna Kaiser was born Saifunnahar Chowdhury on 25 May 1950. She completed her master's in

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from the

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in 1969. 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.

Personal life and death

Saifunnahar Chowdhury married Shahidullah Kaiser, a writer and a journalist on 17 February 1969. He was abducted forever from his home on 14 December 1971 by the paramilitary Al-Badr. Her daughter, Shomi Kaiser, is an actress, and her son, Amitav Kaiser, a banker. Panna Kaiser died in Dhaka on 4 August 2023, at the age of 73.

Awards

(2021)

References

1950 births 2023 deaths People from Comilla District Politicians from Chittagong Division University of Dhaka alumni Awami League politicians 7th Jatiya Sangsad members Women members of the Jatiya Sangsad 20th-century Bangladeshi women politicians Recipients of Bangla Academy Award {{Chittagong-AL-politician-stub