Bangladeshi politician

Panna Kaiser (born 25 May 1950) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of Jatiya Sangsad selected for the women's reserved seats during 1996–2001. She was awarded 2021 Bangla Academy Literary Award in the research on liberation war category.

Contents

• 1 Early life and career
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Awards
• 4 References

Early life and career

Kaiser completed her master's in Bengali literature from the University of Dhaka in 1969. 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.

Personal life

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

Awards

• Bangla Academy Literary Award (2021)

References