The law minister rang up the home secretary and the inspector general of police (IGP) on the bizarre matter and asked them to suspend the policemen who took the case after newspapers ran reports on Wednesday.

Baby boy Iman Ali, accused in an attempted murder case filed with Sutrapur Police Station, surrendered before the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Dhaka on Tuesday in his father's lap and prayed for bail.

Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Towfiqul Alam, however, granted bail to Iman upon a bond of Tk 5,000 with two guarantors -- the father and one of his lawyers. The prosecution did not oppose the bail petition.