Dr Rowshan Jahan, retired chair of the Psychology department at Dhaka University (DU), has passed away at United Hospital in the capital. She was 82.
Dr Jahan was buried at Banani graveyard on Friday after her Namaz-e-Janaza at Banani Mosque.
After completing her higher education at Dhaka University in Psychology in 1960, she moved to England to pursue another Master of Science in Industrial Psychology.
She obtained her PhD from the Dhaka University. She joined as a faculty in the Psychology department in 1966 and served for over three decades.
After retirement, she became an avid writer and published many books, including a textbook on Industrial Psychology for post-graduate level students and a dictionary on Psychology.
She has over 35 scientific publications in her arena of expertise.
Women's issues including challenges faced by them in male-dominated workplaces and in society were highlighted through her writings.
Dr Jahan is survived by three sons, a granddaughter and three grandsons. She was born on September 7, 1941, in Kolkata.
