Panna Kaiser | |
|---|---|
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 | 25 May 1950 Barura Upazila, Comilla District, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
| Spouse(s) | ( m. 1969–1971) |
| Children | Shomi Kaiser and Amitav 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]
Early life and career[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sazzad Kadir (10 January 2016), Sazzad Kadir with Panna Kaiser at "Keertymaner Galpokatha" programme on BTV., retrieved 17 February 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mainuddin, Ashraf killed my husband: Panna Kaiser". risingbd.com. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ "5-member panel of chairmen". The Daily Star. 15 January 1998. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ Pratidin, Bangladesh (2022-01-23). "বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার যারা পাচ্ছেন". বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ↑ "List of 7th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ "Fearless for four decades". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার পেলেন ১৫ জন". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ↑ "বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার পেলেন যারা". Jugantor. Retrieved 2022-01-23.