Newborn baby’s body found in front of DMCH

Police have recovered the body of a one-day-old infant from the footpath in front of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

The body, wrapped in a towel and packed in a shopping bag, was recovered around 3:30pm Tuesday, Shahbagh police station Sub-Inspector (SI) Samiul Islam confirmed.

“Locals informed us [Shahbagh police] that a newborn baby was lying on the street. We went to the spot immediately and collected the baby, and took it inside the hospital for check-up,” the sub-inspector said. 

“When the on-duty doctor checked the body, they pronounced it dead,” he added.

The body was sent to the DMC morgue for autopsy.

Police are currently working to identifythe baby, the sub-inspector said.