Hafiza Begum passes away

Hafiza Begum, a patron of education, social worker and founder of A Rafet Biswas Mohabidyalaya in Mirpur, Kushtia, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Monday. She was 86, said a press release.

She left behind four sons and three daughters to mourn her death.

Hafiza's eldest child is Abdullah Hil Kafi, CEO of JAN Associates.

She was buried beside the grave of her husband Abdul Rafet Biswas in their family graveyard at their native village in Kushtia yesterday.

Her qulkhwani will be held at her residence on Friday.