Panna Kaiser

Panna Kaiser (born 25 May 1950)[1] is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former 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]

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 (1950-05-25) 25 May 1950
Barura Upazila, Comilla District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1969⁠–⁠1971)​
ChildrenShomi Kaiser and Amitav Kaiser

Early life and career

Kaiser completed her master's in Bengali literature from the University of Dhaka in 1969.[1] In 1996, she was selected as one of the 30 reserved seats for women to serve as a member of parliament. She has been contributing in a child organization named Khelaghar. She is engaged in various social activities, cultural event and writeup.[5]

Personal life

Kaiser married Shahidullah Kaiser, a writer and a journalist on 17 February 1969.[1] He was abducted from his home on 14 December 1971 by the paramilitary Al-Badr and was not seen again since then.[2][6] She has a daughter, Shomi Kaiser, an actress and a son Amitav Kaiser.[1]

Awards

References
  1. Sazzad Kadir (10 January 2016), Sazzad Kadir with Panna Kaiser at "Keertymaner Galpokatha" programme on BTV., retrieved 17 February 2018
  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. Pratidin, Bangladesh (2022-01-23). "বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার যারা পাচ্ছেন". বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  5. "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  6. "Fearless for four decades". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  7. প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার পেলেন ১৫ জন". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  8. "বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার পেলেন যারা". Jugantor. Retrieved 2022-01-23.


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