Panna Kaiser

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. She was awarded 2021 Bangla Academy Literary Award 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 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 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

 * Bangla Academy Literary Award (2021)