Police retrieved the body of a one-day-old baby girl from beneath the Fulbaria flyover in Gulistan, Dhaka, on Monday afternoon. The deceased infant was discovered wrapped inside a bag abandoned on the roadside, highlighting a distressing incident in the heart of the capital.
Sub-Inspector Abdul Halim of Shahbagh Police Station confirmed the recovery, stating that officers were alerted to the scene at approximately 1:30 pm after local passers-by noticed the unattended bag. Upon inspecting the contents, police discovered the newborn inside and immediately secured the area.
Following the completion of preliminary legal formalities and an initial inquest at the site, law enforcement officials transferred the infant’s body to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) morgue in the late afternoon for a detailed post-mortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.
Speaking about the investigation, Sub-Inspector Abdul Halim explained that the police have already initiated measures to collect critical evidentiary samples. The forensic department has been formally requested to assist with the gathering of DNA specimens and other physical evidence, which may prove vital in identifying the infant’s parents or tracing those responsible for abandoning the newborn. Authorities are currently examining surrounding surroundings and checking potential eyewitness accounts, as it remains unclear who left the child at the location or precisely when the incident took place.
Incidents involving abandoned infants in urban areas frequently point to underlying socio-economic challenges, unintended pregnancies, and systemic gaps in social support networks across major metropolitan centers. In Bangladesh, charitable organisations such as Anjuman Mufidul Islam regularly step in to provide dignified final rites for unidentified or unclaimed bodies recovered by law enforcement. Police confirmed that once the necessary forensic procedures, post-mortem examination, and legal inquiries are concluded at DMCH, the infant’s body will be handed over to Anjuman Mufidul Islam for proper burial.
Shahbagh Police Station has noted that further legal actions will be determined based on the post-mortem findings and initial forensic reports, whilst efforts to identify those involved remain ongoing.
