Dr Zafrullah no more

Noted physician Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has passed away.

He breathed his last on Tuesday night while undergoing treatment at Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital in the capital.

Dr Zafrullah had been put on life support since Monday with a critical health condition. He was admitted to the Nagar Hospital after falling seriously ill on April 7. He was suffering from kidney as well as old age complications.

President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and Liberation War veteran Zafrullah Chowdhury.

In a condolence message, President Hamid prayed for eternal peace of his departed soul and conveyed profound sympathy to the bereaved family.

In a condolence message, the premier said Dr Zafrullah’s contributions to the great Liberation War, pharmaceutical industry and public health sector will be remembered.

She prayed for the salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family.

Zafrullah is a well-known Bangladeshi physician and public health activist. He received his medical degree from Dhaka Medical College in 1966 and later received a master's degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University in the United States.

He was in surgical training in London when the liberation war of Bangladesh erupted in 1971. Hurrying home, he established a field hospital with his colleagues to treat battle casualties.

In 1972, he founded Gonoshasthaya Kendra with the aim of providing healthcare services to underprivileged communities in Bangladesh.