Couple take DNA test to establish claim on newborn

The woman, who claimed to have given birth to a male child at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) on December 10 and later was handed a female child by the hospital authority, had to go through a DNA test along with her husband as the couple wanted to get back their 'missing' son.

Following a court order on Wednesday afternoon, the DNA tests of the new parents and the baby girl were conducted in the capital on Thursday to verify their claim that they had a boy instead of a girl, Deputy Director (DD) of MMCH Laxmi Narayan Majumder said.

“It will take a while as the report will be available in two weeks,” the DD said, adding that if the parents' DNA report matches with the infant girl the matter will be solved.

“To find the facts, whether it is a job of an organised gang or a mistake, a proper probe is a must,” the DD said, adding, the baby girl is currently at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital after the parents declined to take her as their child.

On December 18, Administrative Officer of MMCH Mustafizur Rahman filed a missing case with Mymensingh Kotwali Police Station accusing some unnamed people of abducting the baby boy.

On December 10, Papiya Akter, wife of Monwar Hossain, was admitted to the Labour Ward of the hospital where she gave birth to their first child.

The child was identified as male and then kept in the ICU of the hospital due to respiratory complications.

When the parents were handed over a girl child on Monday they protested.