Politicians, lawyers and journalists on Tuesday at a commemoration meeting in Dhaka urged all to work for fulfilling the unfinished works of Zafrullah Chowdhury.
The Bangladesh Labour Party organised the commemoration meeting in the Bangladesh Shishu Kalyan Parishad seminar hall to mark the first anniversary of death of freedom fighter and founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra Zafrullah Chowdhury, who died on April 11, 2023 at the age of 82.
Nagarik Oikya president and also leader of Ganatantra Mancha Mahmudur Rahman Manna said that although Zafrullah was not a politician, he acted like a public intellectual and always spoke in favour of public interest issues in favour of mass people.
Mahmudur Rahman Manna said that Zafrullah wanted to establish democratic rule in the country and also wanted to establish voting rights of the people.
But his dreams still remain unfulfilled, Manna said.
Manna called on all opposition political parties to wage movements against the Awami League government to compel it to resign from power.
Revolutionary Workers Party general secretary Saiful Huq said that in the present political situation of the country an outspoken personality like Zafrullah was needed to restore democratic rule in the country.
He said that Zafrullah always opposed roles of Indian governments who kept the Awami League in power in Bangladesh ignoring consent of the people.
Lawyer Mohseen Rashid called on all opposition political parties to wage movements to restore democratic rule in the country.
Bhashani Onusari Parishad convener Sheikh Rafiqul Islam Bablu said that Zafrullah Chowdhury was the founding chairman of their organisation who wanted to establish a democratic Bangladesh where people would enjoy their rights.
Rafiqul Islam called on all to work for fulfilling the unfinished works of Zafrullah.
Labour Party chairman Mostafizur Rahman Iran, who chaired the programme, said that his party would work for establishing ideals of Zafrullah.
Journalist Mostafa Kamal Majumder, politicians Faruk Hossain, Kazi Abul Khayer, Khandaker Mirajul Islam and others also spoke at the programme.