Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury no more

Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and freedom fighter Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury died in a hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday night. He was 81.

He breathed his last around 11:30 pm while undergoing treatment at Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital at Dhanmondi in the capital.

Prime Minister's personal physician and medicine specialist Dr ABM Abdullah confirmed the matter.

Brigadier General (retd) Dr Mamun Mostafi, the main coordinator of the medical board formed for his treatment, also confirmed his death.

He said, "With a heavy heart, I am informing that our Gonoshasthaya Kendra's founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury is no more. You will pray for pardon of his departed soul."

Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury had long been suffering from kidney disease. He was admitted to Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital at Dhanmondi of capital Dhaka on April 5 after he had fallen ill critically.

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