Scholastica founder Yasmeen Murshed passes away

Yasmeen Murshed, founder chairperson of Scholastica School and former adviser to the caretaker government led by then president Iajuddin Ahmed, passed away this evening at United Hospital in Dhaka. She was 80.

According to a post on Scholastica's official Facebook page, she breathed her last at 8:31pm.

She is survived by her son Maher Murshed and daughter Madiha Murshed.

Her first namaaz-e-janaza will be held after Jummah prayers tomorrow at Azad Masjid in Gulshan. Her body will then be taken to Scholastica's Senior Campus in Uttara Sector 1 at 2:30pm. A second janaza will take place at the campus at 4:00pm, following which she will be laid to rest at Banani Graveyard.

Yasmeen Murshed was a pioneering figure in Bangladesh's education sector, having established Scholastica as one of the country's leading English medium institutions. She also served the nation in a key role as an adviser to the caretaker government during a politically sensitive period.