Baby sold for 1000 taka only!

A smiling Dulali holds this seven-month-old baby after buying it from an indigent couple in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur for Tk 1,000 and two saris on Saturday. PHOTO: STAR

Police in Hakimpur upazila under the district rescued a seven-month-old baby and handed it over to the upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) yesterday, two days after the kid's indigent parents, also alleged drug addicts, sold him off just for Tk 1000 and two saris.
Dulali, a eunuch of Madyabasudevpur village under Hakimpur upazila, bought the kid from its parents Md Shamsul Alam and Nurjahan Begum for Tk 1000 and two saris on Saturday.
Shamsul and Nurjahan, residents of Parbatipur upazila in Dinajpur, were drug addicts and every day they were seen in Hili land port area, said Rafiqul Islam, a local.
They used to roam in border areas of Hakimpur upazila to collect and sell throwaway goods for living, locals said.
"I bought the kid on Saturday and arranged suitable foods for it. I planned to hand it over to my elder sister Aleya Begum as she has no children. The kid's parents, as I know, are heroin addicts," said Dulali, who also named the kid Shah Alam.
After hearing the matter, SM Ahsan Habib, officer in charge of Hakimpur Police Station, rushed to Dulali's house at Madyabasudevpur village, rescued the baby and took him to the police station.
Later he handed over the kid to the UNO.
Contacted, Hakimpur UNO Azharul Islam said, "After receiving the kid, I handed it over to a couple residing on the upazila complex for taking care. We are searching for its parents and also thinking about suitable options for its bringing up," he added.
After selling off their kid, Shamsul and Nurjahan remained away from Hili land port area and so, they could not be contacted for their version regarding the matter.