Baby that falls into drain not rescued even after 12 hours

A six-month-old baby that fell into a drain in the Kapasgola area under Chawkbazar police station in Chattogram city could not be rescued even after 12 hours.

Earlier, the incident took place near the Kapasgola Nawab Hotel at around 8:30 pm on Friday (April 18). Personnel from Fire Service and Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) are conducting rescue operations after being informed about the incident.

Eyewitnesses said that the child went missing in the rainwater flowing in the drain.

According to the Chattogram Fire Service control room, upon receiving the information, a diving team of the Fire Service rushed to the scene and started the rescue operation. Meanwhile, the cleaning staff of the Chattogram Fire Service are searching for the missing child by removing waste from the drain.

Mokarram Hossain, Senior Station Officer of Chandanpura Fire Station, said, “It rained heavily for several hours on Friday evening. A battery-run rickshaw fell into a drain with its passengers after it lost control in the Kapasgola area. There was a woman passenger in the rickshaw along with a six-month-old baby. Locals immediately rescued the rickshaw driver and woman passenger. However, the baby that was in the woman’s lap went missing in the water.”