Bakul Bala left home without saying a word 17 years ago in search of her youngest daughter Alo Rani. In that pursuit, Bakul too went traceless. Eventually, her family made peace with the fact that the two would never be seen again. That is until yesterday, when her son Thakur Krishna Howlader (45) finally found Bakul, now aged around 80, near Titas Cinema Hall in Patuakhali