Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- A newborn baby has been stolen from Khulna Medical College Hospital while their family was locked in a row with the ambulance driver over the fare.

The incident took place around 5:30 pm on Tuesday, according to Rabiul Hasan, director of Khulna Medical College Hospital.

The family was trying to hire an ambulance to take them home when the child was kidnapped at the hospital entrance, he said.

An aunt was carrying the child when an altercation broke out over the 'excessive fare' demanded by the driver, leading to a fight.

The aunt handed the baby to an unknown woman wearing a mask and went to break up the scuffle. The woman fled with the child amid the ruckus.

Ranima Begum, the mother of the child went into labour on...