Zafrullah’s socialism was useful in contrast to ones offered by the dominant leftist parties of the country, characterised by theoretical obscurantism, fractiousness, political irrelevance, and their inconsequentiality to the daily lives of the masses.
Prayers and a memorial programme were held yesterday in honour of Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, a courageous freedom fighter and founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra.
As a radical pragmatist, Zafrullah recognised that if paramedics rode bicycles, they could more efficiently reach the communities they were serving. Despite loud objections from religious conservatives, GK pioneered women riding bicycles in Bangladesh.