STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury’s lifelong contributions to community-based healthcare, affordable medicine, and people-centered development remain a guiding force for Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK) and beyond, said speakers on Saturday at a commemorative event marking his third death anniversary.

They noted that Zafrullah’s vision continues to inspire the struggle for a just, equitable, and accessible healthcare system in Bangladesh, underscoring his role as a pioneer of pro-people medical services.

Marking the third death anniversary of Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Saturday recalled him as “a movement in himself.”

In a Facebook post, Yunus, also the former chief advisor of the interim government, wrote that Zafrullah’s lifelong struggle was for the rights of the poor, especially healthcare for the most vulnerable. He stood firmly beside Grameen Bank’s women members, offering active and courageous solidarity. Even in declining health, his commitment to the disenfranchised never wavered.

Yunus said Zafrullah would have drawn inspiration from today’s youth fighting for a better Bangladesh. “May his life continue to guide us. May he rest in eternal peace.”

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