A newborn girl was rescued from a dumpster in Mohammadpur area of Dhaka yesterday.

Street cleaners spotted the neonate at a dumpster near Janata Housing around 5:30am and informed police, Jamal Uddin Mir, officer-in-charge of Mohammadpur Police Station, told The Daily Star.

On information, a team from the police station rescued her and took her to a nearby clinic, he said.

Later, she was referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 2:15pm for better treatment, according to DMCH sources.

The baby, weighing three kilogrammes, is now undergoing treatment at neonatal ward and her condition is stable, DMCH Director Brigadier General AKM Nasiruddin said, adding that the baby was being orally fed.

A cleaner named Fatema was cleaning in Mohammadpur area at dawn when she heard the crying of a baby. She rushed to the spot and saw a newborn girl with umbilical cord still attached. When police came to rescue the newborn, Fatema went to the DMCH with the baby.

OC Jamal Uddin Mir further said they will collect CCTV footage to identify who dumped her into the dustbin. However, no diary or case was filed in connection with the incident.

In association with the Social Service Department and police, the baby will be shifted to "Chhotomoni Nibash", a government-run childcare centre in the capital's Azimpur tomorrow, he added.