People Pay Rich Tribute to Dr Zafrullah at Shaheed Minar

People from all walks of life are paying tribute to Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and freedom fighter Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, whose body was taken to the Central Shaheed Minar at around 10am on Thursday.

He will be given guard of honour by the state on the premises of Central Shaheed Minar where his body will be kept till 1pm. His first namaz-e-janaza will be held at Suhrawardy Uddyan in the city around 2:30pm.

Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury passed away on Tuesday night. He was 81. He breathed his last at around 11 pm at Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital in Dhaka.