Chandpur, Oct 19 (UNB) – Police on Friday detained the mother after the body of a newborn baby girl was recovered from a bush at Thakurkandi village in Matlab Uttar upazila on Wednesday.
According to locals, Shirina Akhter, wife of Kamal Uddin gave birth to the baby girl at her house on Wednesday.
Shirina’s mother-in-law informed the local public representative that Shirina killed the newborn girl and threw its body in a jungle.
Masir Uddin Mridha, officer-in-charge of Matlab Uttar Police Station said, police recovered the body of the child and sent it to ChandpurSadar Hospital for autopsy.