Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- A teenage mother has been detained after allegedly killing her 10-day-old daughter before attempting to take her own life in Gopalganj's Tungipara.

The incident took place around 8:30pm on Thursday in the Eidgaon Kheyaghat Baor area of Madhyapara, according to Tungipara Police Station OC Jahidul Islam Jahangir said.

The newborn was the child of Tapas Mondal from Gopalpur Paschimpara village.

Police have sent her body to the Gopalganj General Hospital morgue for post-mortem. Her 17-year-old mother has been taken into police custody for questioning.

"On Thursday evening, the teenager left her in-laws' house in Gopalpur's Paschimpara carrying her newborn daughter. Later, she went to the Madhyapara Eidgaon jetty area ridi...