Sun News Desk : Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and freedom fighter Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has passed away in Dhaka on Tuesday night. He was 81.

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

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

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

Dr Mamun Mostafi 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."

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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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