Veteran freedom fighter and Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury breathed his last on Tuesday. He was 81.
Gonoshasthaya Kendra Nagar chief executive officer Monjur Kader Ahmed confirmed that Zafrullah died at 11: 15pm while undergoing treatment at Gonoshasthaya Kendra in Dhaka.
Zafrullah had been on life support since Monday after his health condition had deteriorated.
Zafrullah Chowdhury was admitted to Gonoshasthaya Kendra Hospital after he became seriously ill on April 7.
Zafrullah had been suffering from kidney diseases and lately developed old age-related health complications.
He was under the treatment of Mamun Mustafi, head of the nephrology department at Gonoshasthaya Samaj Vittik Medical College.
Zafrullah obtained his MBBS degree from Dhaka Medical College in 1966 and a master’s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University in the United States.
He established Bangladesh Field Hospital with his colleagues to treat the injured freedom fighters and soldiers during the War of Independence of Bangladesh in 1971.
After independence, he founded Gonoshasthaya Kendra in 1972 to provide healthcare services to underprivileged communities in Bangladesh.
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