Panna Kaiser passes away

Eminent author, researcher, intellectual, cultural organiser and former Member of Parliament Professor Panna Kaiser has passed away on Friday morning.

According to family sources, Panna died at United Hospital in the capital at 11 am.

Panna Kaiser, wife of Shahidullah Kaiser, a writer and a journalist, has contributed in a child organisation named Khelaghar. 

Noted actress Shomi Kaiser’s mother Panna Kaiser was also engaged in various social activities, cultural event and writeup.

She was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2021 in the category of research on liberation war.

Panna Kaiser married Shahidullah Kaiser on February 17, 1969.

In 1969, she earned a master's degree in Bengali literature from the University of Dhaka.

Panna Kaiser lost her husband Shahidullah Kaiser on December 14, 1971.

The paramilitary Al-Badr kidnapped Shahidullah Kaiser from his house on the day, and he hasn't been seen since.

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