Kotwali crime & safety
কোতোয়ালি · Updated 4 Nov 2026
In the last 12 months Nirapod recorded 31 incidents within about 1.5 km of Kotwali, 11 of them in the last 30 days. Most common: assault (9), other (9), snatching / mugging (3). Latest incident: 2 Nov 2026.
11last 30 days
23last 90 days
31last 12 months
Incidents by type
| Type | 30 days | 90 days | 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Other | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Snatching / mugging | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Fire | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Missing person | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Emergency | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Harassment | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Suspicious activity | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent incidents in Kotwali
- AssaultStudent beaten, handed to police over Chhatra League link at JU
· Kotwali · bdnews24.com Bangla - Snatching / muggingBusinessman hacked, bag snatched in Chattogram
· Kotwali · bdnews24.com Bangla - Suspicious activityElderly woman found dead in her home in Chattogram
· Sadarghat · bdnews24.com Bangla - OtherFive arrested with 1,200 Yaba pills in Mymensingh
· Kotwali · bdnews24.com Bangla - OtherPolice find 500 Yaba pills while responding to suicide attempt call
· Kotwali · bdnews24.com Bangla - FireFire breaks out at shop in Chawkbazar plaza
· Chawkbazar · Prothom Alo - AssaultYoung man stabbed to death in Sylhet over wife's photo
· Kotwali · bdnews24.com Bangla - AssaultFertiliser trader beaten to death over land dispute in Jamalpur
· Islampur · The Daily Star - OtherCollege employee found dead near court building in Barishal
· Kotwali · bdnews24.com Bangla - HarassmentThree held for extortion posing as CID at gold shop
· Kotwali · Prothom Alo - OtherSuspect escapes from Dhaka court custody again
· Kotwali · bdnews24.com Bangla - EmergencyPolice constable dies after being hit by bus while chasing suspects in Chattogram
· Kotwali · The Daily Star - AssaultWoman dies after self-immolation in Bangshal; two arrested
· Bangshal · bdnews24.com Bangla - OtherPolice constable held with 1,790 yaba pills in Dhaka
· Sutrapur · bdnews24.com Bangla - Missing personPrisoner escapes from prison van in Dhaka's Tantibazar
· Tantibazar, Dhaka · The Daily Star - AssaultWoman dragged into microbus near Chattogram court building
· Kotwali · bdnews24.com Bangla - OtherDrug convict escaped from prison van, 2 police arrested
· Tantibazar · bdnews24.com Bangla - OtherBody of man found inside Sylhet radio station complex
· Kotwali · bdnews24.com Bangla - Missing personMissing madrasa student found after six days in Dhaka
· Bangshal · bdnews24.com Bangla - Snatching / muggingCustoms official's laptop snatched in Chattogram
· Kotwali · The Daily Star - Snatching / muggingRickshaw passenger robbed at knifepoint in Chattogram
· Kotwali · bdnews24.com Bangla - FireSaudi expatriate dies after arson at Sutrapur home
· Sutrapur · Prothom Alo - Missing personEx-student allegedly attempted abduction from Old Dhaka mess
· Sutrapur · Prothom Alo - OtherFour arrested over flash procession near Dhaka court
· Kotwali · bdnews24.com Bangla - AssaultSanitation worker stabbed to death during Ashura procession in Old Dhaka
· Sutrapur · bdnews24.com
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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