Newborn baby girl rescued alive from under a sand heap in a mango orchard in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj
Local people have rescued a newborn baby girl who had been buried under a heap of sand in a mango orchard in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj.
The baby was rescued on Tuesday morning from the mango orchard of the late Yasin Haji at Jalmachhmari Miyapara village in the upazila. Shibganj police station officer-in-charge (OC) Matiur Rahman confirmed the information.
The OC said two children, Hamidul (5) and Nafiul (3), were playing beside the village road in the morning. Hearing crying coming from the sand heap in the orchard, they informed local people.
Local resident Md Golap Hossain and several others then went there, removed the sand and rescued the newborn wrapped in a lungi. The baby was then admitted to Shibganj Upazila Health Complex.
OC Matiur Rahman said, 'It is not yet known who left the baby there. The matter is being investigated. The court is being informed about this, and the court will give the next decision.'
He also said the newborn, now in the care of Golap Hossain, is healthy at the health complex.
