Newborn rescued from dumpster

These days, port city's Ice Factory Road remains mostly quiet due to the countrywide shutdown announced by the government to slow the spread of coronavirus.

But yesterday morning was different. A scream broke through the silence and forced people to take notice. And when they did, they were shocked -- a newborn lying in a roadside dumpster was screaming as loud as he could.

Locals informed police right away and law enforcers from Sadarghat Police Station rescued the baby boy around 11am, said OC Fazlur Rahman.

"The infant's condition is okay now. At first, we took him to CCC Memon Maternity Hospital," he said, adding, "After primary treatment, doctors referred the neonate to Chattogram Medical College Hospital."

The baby is now being treated at the childcare unit of the hospital.

The OC said they were trying to identify who left the baby in the dumpster.