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Gonoshasthaya Kendra

health · Dhaka · verified (verified 2026-05-25)

Profile

Chief executive
Abul Kashem Chowdhury (acting chairperson)
Founded
1972
Regulator
NGO Affairs Bureau
MRA-licensed
Active members
Loan portfolio
Staff
2500
Coverage
nationwide
Provenance & notes

Headquarters at Savar, Dhaka district. Founder Zafrullah Chowdhury died 11 April 2023. Staff count ~2,500 (40% women) reported as of 2018, per Wikipedia. Abul Kashem Chowdhury reported as acting chairperson after governance disputes (Nazim Uddin resignation from trustee board). No single verified dated 2024-2025 event with source URL captured, so recent_activity left null.

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