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Panna Kaiser, wife of martyred intellectual Shahidullah Kaiser, passed away on Friday morning. She breathed her last at the age of 73, a local newspaper reports.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed grief at her demise.
Panna Kaiser was born on 25 May 1950. A postgraduate from the Bengali Department of Dhaka University, she taught at Begum Badrunnesa College.
Ms Kaisar was a member of the parliament of Awami League from 1996 to 2001. She authored many popular books and was awarded Bangla Academy Literature Award in recognition of her contribution to research on the Liberation War.