ASA founder Shafiqual Haque dies

Published : Friday, 12 February, 2021 at 11:53 AM Count : 1012

Observer Online Report

Shafiqual Haque Choudhury, founder and President of microfinance institution the Association for Social Advancement (ASA), has died at the age of 70.

He breathed his last at a hospital in the capital around 11:30 pm on Thursday.

Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury confirmed the matter.

He obtained his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1968 and Masters of Arts (MA) in 1969 majoring in Social Sciences from University of Dhaka.

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