Motijheel crime & safety
মতিঝিল · Updated 4 Nov 2026
In the last 12 months Nirapod recorded 52 incidents within about 2.2 km of Motijheel, 17 of them in the last 30 days. Most common: assault (19), other (12), emergency (5). Latest incident: 28 Oct 2026.
17last 30 days
39last 90 days
52last 12 months
Incidents by type
| Type | 30 days | 90 days | 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Other | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| Suspicious activity | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Emergency | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Missing person | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Harassment | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Fire | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Theft | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent incidents in Motijheel
- OtherFive arrested with 1,200 Yaba pills in Mymensingh
· Kotwali · bdnews24.com Bangla - EmergencyYoung man shot dead in Jatrabari
· Dhalpur, Jatrabari · bdnews24.com Bangla - AssaultClash over marriage proposal injures 10 in Brahmanbaria
· Bijoynagar · bdnews24.com Bangla - AssaultMan dies after alleged beating in Jatrabari; family seeks justice
· Jatrabari · The Daily Star - AssaultCPB headquarters in Dhaka attacked, two injured
· Paltan · bdnews24.com - AssaultMissing youth's body recovered in Brahmanbaria; cousin arrested
· Bijoynagar · bdnews24.com Bangla - OtherUnidentified man's body found on footpath in Gulistan
· Gulistan · bdnews24.com Bangla - EmergencyShots fired at parked car of singer in Moghbazar
· Moghbazar · Prothom Alo - EmergencyCrude bomb blast near Shilpakala Academy, main suspect arrested
· Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Segunbagicha · Prothom Alo - AssaultMob attacks house over drug trade allegations in Brahmanbaria
· Bijoynagar · bdnews24.com Bangla - Other4 held for smuggling cancer drugs worth Tk 7.5 crore
· Shahjahanpur · Prothom Alo - Suspicious activityTwo arrested in Bogura over knife and pistol video on Facebook
· Shahjahanpur · bdnews24.com Bangla - HarassmentFour remanded over defacing Tagore mural in Dhaka
· Segunbagicha · The Daily Star - AssaultFertiliser trader beaten to death over land dispute in Jamalpur
· Islampur · The Daily Star - AssaultMan killed in Shahjahanpur over property dispute; two arrested
· Amtala, Shahjahanpur · bdnews24.com Bangla - OtherElderly woman held with heroin on Dhaka-bound bus
· Jatrabari · bdnews24.com - Theft13 arrested with 316 stolen phones in Gulistan
· Gulistan · Jugantor - AssaultClash at Dhaka hospital after teenage patient's death
· Motijheel · bdnews24.com - OtherBody of unidentified young man found on footpath near National Stadium
· National Stadium, Paltan · bdnews24.com Bangla - 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 - OtherDrug convict escaped from prison van, 2 police arrested
· Tantibazar · bdnews24.com Bangla - AssaultClash between two factions in Brahmanbaria leaves 15 injured
· Bijoynagar · bdnews24.com Bangla - OtherPolice detain around 300 from JSD office in Gulistan
· Gulistan · bdnews24.com Bangla
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
- Women's safety on buses, rides and the street
- How to avoid phone snatching, and what to do after
- Bangladesh emergency numbers
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