Our Correspondent, Natore

Munni Begum was seven years old when she went missing.

After 33 years, she was reunited with her family at Solaipara village in Bagatipara upazila on January 12 this year.

Munni is the daughter of Nazma Begum and late Munshir Ali, a farmer of the village. She is second among three siblings.

The 40-year-old woman is now mother of two sons. Her husband is a banker by profession.

Family members said Munni along with her parents went to visit her grandfather’s house at Abdulpur Milkipara village in Lalpur upazila 33 years ago and remained missing from there. Family members searched for her in every possible place, but failed to trace her.

A kind-hearted man then found the girl sitting alone beside Gopalpur School in Lalpur upazila. He later took her to Mahabuddin Ahmed Sadhu, chairman of Gopalpur union parishad.

The chairman named the girl Achia Khatun and raised her like his own daughter. He later married off her with a man, a banker by profession.

A few days ago, a close relative of Munni who lives in Lalpur found her after seeing the mole and burn scare on her right eyelid and right hand.

“I am very happy to find my family. There is no joy greater than this,” said smiling Munni.

“Today I feel very happy to get my daughter back after 33 years,” said Munni’s mother.