Former lawmaker of Awami League, Professor Panna Kaiser passed away on Friday, her family confirmed.
She breathed her last at 8:00 am on Friday while undergoing treatment at United Hospital in the capital, reports UNB.
Panna Kaiser was a renowned writer and intellectual. She was the wife of martyred intellectual, writer, and politician Shahidullah Kaiser and the mother of actress Shomi Kaiser. She was also chairperson of Khelaghar, a children's organisation.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has condoled at her death.
In 1971, Shahidullah Kaiser was picked up from his house by al-Badr forces and never came back. Panna took care of the family and children in the absence of her husband and did not stop there. After completing post-graduation in Bengali at Dhaka University, she went into the teaching profession.
Later, she stepped into the literary arena. In 1973, Panna Kaiser became a presidium member of the country's largest children's organisation "Khelaghar". She had been the chairperson of the presidium of the organization since 1992.
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