The first namaj-e-janaza for Gonoshasthya Kendra founder and trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury was held at Suhrawardy Udyan at 2:40pm on Thursday.
Dhaka University mosque's Khatib Sayed Emdad Uddin conducted the janaza. Gonoshasthya Kendra officials, employees and others took part in the funeral prayer.
Before the janaza, Dr Zafrullah's son Barish Chowdhury said, "My father always thought about the country. Worked for the country. He was a very patriotic man. Requested all of you to pray for him."
Earlier this morning, Dr Zafrullah body was taken to Central Shaheed Minar in the capital where people from all strata including politicians, doctors, journalists, intellectuals paid their last respect. There the body was kept till 1pm.
He was given state honour around 12:30pm.
Another janaza for the valiant freedom fighter will be held at 4pm in Dhanmondi's Gonoshasthya Kendra, while last one will be held 10am on Friday in Savar Gonoshasthya Kendra.
The family decided to bury him in the Savar Gonoshasthya Kendra.
Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury breathed his last at about 11.15pm on Tuesday (April 11) while undergoing treatment at Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital in the capital at the age of 81. He had been suffering from kidney complications for a long time.
