NIRAPODBanani crime & safety
বনানী · Updated 4 Nov 2026
In the last 12 months Nirapod recorded 40 incidents within about 2.2 km of Banani, 6 of them in the last 30 days. Most common: assault (12), other (10), snatching / mugging (6). Latest incident: 28 Oct 2026.
6last 30 days
22last 90 days
40last 12 months
Incidents by type
| Type | 30 days | 90 days | 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Other | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Snatching / mugging | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Suspicious activity | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Emergency | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Theft | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harassment | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fire | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Recent incidents in Banani
- AssaultIEDCR director assaulted in office by DAB members
· IEDCR, Mohakhali · The Daily Star - Snatching / muggingNew 'string snatching' tactic traps motorcyclists on Dhaka flyovers
· Mohakhali · Jugantor - OtherDNCC seizes 244 litres of liquor from Gulshan club
· Road 104, Gulshan · bdnews24.com Bangla - OtherBody of unidentified young man found floating in Gulshan lake
· Road 128, Gulshan · bdnews24.com Bangla - HarassmentThree arrested over extortion threats at Gulshan Society office
· Gulshan Society, Gulshan · bdnews24.com Bangla - Snatching / muggingTraffic sergeant detains phone snatcher at Banani graveyard
· Banani Graveyard, Banani · bdnews24.com - OtherWarehouse sealed over duty-free liquor stockpile in Gulshan
· Gulshan · Prothom Alo - OtherTrafficking suspect arrested in Dhaka, 2,000 may be victims
· Banani · The Daily Star - OtherHuman trafficking ring busted; 5 family members trafficked
· Banani · bdnews24.com Bangla - OtherYouth arrested with foreign liquor worth Tk 61 lakh in Gulshan
· Gulshan · bdnews24.com Bangla - FireFire breaks out in multi-storey building in Banani
· FR Tower, Banani · bdnews24.com Bangla - EmergencyConstruction worker killed by car in Baridhara Diplomatic Zone
· Baridhara · The Daily Star - AssaultTeen arrested after SUV kills construction worker in Baridhara
· Baridhara Road 1, Baridhara · bdnews24.com - Snatching / muggingStudent stabbed in train roof snatching in Dhaka
· Mohakhali · Prothom Alo - EmergencyCocktails thrown at police during banned party procession in Gulshan
· Road No. 3, Gulshan · Prothom Alo English - OtherDrug bust in Korail slum, heroin and cannabis seized
· Banani · Prothom Alo - RobberyBus driver, assistants kill passenger for money, dump body on expressway
· Dhaka Elevated Expressway, Banani · bdnews24.com - AssaultBody found on Dhaka Elevated Expressway; bus driver confesses
· Mohakhali · Prothom Alo - Suspicious activityFive arrested with pistol, handcuffs in Banani robbery prep
· Road 4, Banani · Prothom Alo - RobberyFive arrested with pistol and handcuffs in Banani robbery plot
· Banani · Prothom Alo English - Suspicious activity4 held after flash march, crude bombs set off in Dhaka
· Mohakhali · bdnews24.com - OtherMan held in Banani for trying to buy gold with fake notes
· Banani Super Market, Banani · Prothom Alo - Suspicious activitySeven held over Banani torch procession, sabotage attempt
· Banani · bdnews24.com Bangla - AssaultBus driver confesses to killing passenger on Dhaka Elevated Expressway
· Dhaka Elevated Expressway · bdnews24.com Bangla - Snatching / muggingগুলশানে ছিনতাই
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Counts include reports from Nirapod users and crime stories from Bangladeshi newspapers. Locations are approximate and not every incident is reported, so these are not official police statistics.
Staying safe
- How to file a GD or a case
- How to avoid phone snatching, and what to do after
- Women's safety on buses, rides and the street
- Bangladesh emergency numbers
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