Professor Panna Kaiser, a former Member of Parliament, breathed her last at the United Hospital in the capital on Friday morning.
KM Shakhawat Moon, deputy press secretary to the Prime Minister, confirmed the news.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed her deep shock and sorrow at the death of Panna Kaiser.
The eminent author, researcher, cultural organizer Panna Kaiser was the widow of Liberation War martyr noted journalist Shahidullah Kaiser.