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Newborn’s body recovered from ditch beside garbage dump
Published : Sunday, 15 November, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Observer Online Report
Police have recovered the body of an unidentified newborn from a ditch beside a garbage dump in Tongi, Gazipur.
The body was recovered on Saturday (November 14) afternoon from a roadside ditch in the Mittibari Bottola area of Ward No. 54, under Tongi West Police Station.
According to police and local sources, residents spotted the newborn’s body lying in the ditch beside the garbage dump sometime between approximately 3:40 PM and 4:30 PM on Saturday. They subsequently informed police by calling the national emergency service number 999.
Following the report, a police team led by Sub-Inspector (SI) Rokon Mia of Tongi West Police Station arrived at the scene and recovered the body. An inquest report was subsequently prepared in the presence of local dignitaries.
Police said the body had been sent to the morgue of Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital in Gazipur for an autopsy to establish the newborn’s identity and determine the actual cause of death.
Confirming the incident, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Tongi West Police Station Md. Ariful Rahman said further legal proceedings were underway in connection with the incident.
Police have recovered the body of an unidentified newborn from a ditch beside a garbage dump in Tongi, Gazipur.
The body was recovered on Saturday (November 14) afternoon from a roadside ditch in the Mittibari Bottola area of Ward No. 54, under Tongi West Police Station.
According to police and local sources, residents spotted the newborn’s body lying in the ditch beside the garbage dump sometime between approximately 3:40 PM and 4:30 PM on Saturday. They subsequently informed police by calling the national emergency service number 999.
Following the report, a police team led by Sub-Inspector (SI) Rokon Mia of Tongi West Police Station arrived at the scene and recovered the body. An inquest report was subsequently prepared in the presence of local dignitaries.
Police said the body had been sent to the morgue of Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital in Gazipur for an autopsy to establish the newborn’s identity and determine the actual cause of death.
Confirming the incident, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Tongi West Police Station Md. Ariful Rahman said further legal proceedings were underway in connection with the incident.
-MT
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