BNP has stood by a newborn girl, abandoned at the pediatric ward of Dinajpur Medical College Hospital. Photo : BSS

DHAKA, Nov 8, 2025 (BSS) – BNP has stood by a newborn girl, abandoned at the pediatric ward of Dinajpur Medical College Hospital by an unidentified couple in their 50s with a note describing them as “victim of circumstance”.

A BNP statement said the members of its Legal Assistance Cell for Oppressed Women and Children" and "Health Support Cell for Oppressed Women and Children” visited the hospital and assured authorities of the facility that they would extend their full cooperation in providing any necessary support for the newborn.

According to reports a couple in their 50s on Thursday brought the infant to the pediatric ward on the fourth floor for treatment identifying them as the baby’s maternal grandparents and left the hospital saying the mother of the girl was coming from downstairs.

“Leaving the baby being victims of circumstance. Someone please take the baby,” read the note left with the infant, apparently written by the mother of the child as she described herself as an ill-fated woman.

The brief note pointed out that the baby was born on November 4, 2025 adding that bag left along with the baby contained some medicines for the newborn.

The BNP statement said the two cells were formed in line with directives of BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman amid rising incidents of violence against women and children across the country in March this year.

Health Support Cell for Oppressed Women and Children central coordinator and BNP’s Health Affairs Secretary Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam earlier contacted principal and director of the hospital Professor Dr. Sheikh Sadeq Ali and Dr. Fazlul Rahman.

He requested them to take all necessary measures to ensure the baby’s best medical treatment and protection and on behalf of Tarique Rahman expressed gratitude to the hospital authority for taking care of the infant.

Members of the two cells Dr. Md. Ziaul Haque, Dr. Mastura Begum, Dr. Nur Zaman Sarkar, and Dr. Tamanna Nusrat later visited the hospital to see the baby and its condition.

BNP Health Secretary Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam and Legal Affairs Secretary Barrister Kayser Kamal are central coordinators of the health and legal support cells respectively.