NIRAPODPaltan crime & safety
পল্টন · Updated 4 Nov 2026
In the last 12 months Nirapod recorded 64 incidents within about 2.2 km of Paltan, 27 of them in the last 30 days. Most common: assault (20), other (16), emergency (8). Latest incident: 3 Nov 2026.
27last 30 days
49last 90 days
64last 12 months
Incidents by type
| Type | 30 days | 90 days | 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault | 7 | 12 | 20 |
| Other | 9 | 14 | 16 |
| Emergency | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Suspicious activity | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Harassment | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Theft | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Fire | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Missing person | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Snatching / mugging | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Recent incidents in Paltan
- HarassmentStudents protest over sexual harassment allegations at Udayan school
· Dhaka University · Prothom Alo - OtherWoman's body found near Dhaka Medical College Hospital
· Shahbagh · bdnews24.com Bangla - OtherChild found hanging in Hatirpool home
· Hatirpool · bdnews24.com Bangla - Suspicious activityTwo arrested with four crude bombs in Dhaka
· Noyatola, Moghbazar · Jugantor - AssaultClash over marriage proposal injures 10 in Brahmanbaria
· Bijoynagar · bdnews24.com Bangla - 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 explodes near old Ramna police station
· Ramna Police Station, Ramna · The Daily Star - EmergencyCrude bomb blast near Shilpakala Academy, main suspect arrested
· Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Segunbagicha · Prothom Alo - TheftChaos and scuffle at press conference; journalist's iPhone stolen
· Shahbagh · bdnews24.com Bangla - OtherWoman's body found behind Dhaka Medical emergency dept
· Dhaka University · bdnews24.com Bangla - AssaultMob attacks house over drug trade allegations in Brahmanbaria
· Bijoynagar · bdnews24.com Bangla - OtherFormer additional secretary found dead at Officers' Club construction site
· Officers' Club, Ramna · Jugantor - Other4 held for smuggling cancer drugs worth Tk 7.5 crore
· Shahjahanpur · Prothom Alo - FireFire breaks out at shop in Chawkbazar plaza
· Chawkbazar · Prothom Alo - Suspicious activityTwo arrested in Bogura over knife and pistol video on Facebook
· Shahjahanpur · bdnews24.com Bangla - AssaultPatient's relatives allegedly beaten by staff at Dhaka Medical College Hospital
· Shahbagh · Jugantor - HarassmentFour remanded over defacing Tagore mural in Dhaka
· Segunbagicha · The Daily Star - OtherFour detained for trying to erase Rabindranath graffiti in Dhaka
· Shahbagh · bdnews24.com Bangla - OtherUnconscious man left at Dhaka Medical, declared dead
· Dhaka University · bdnews24.com Bangla - AssaultMan killed in Shahjahanpur over property dispute; two arrested
· Amtala, Shahjahanpur · bdnews24.com Bangla - TheftGold ornaments stolen from Kali temple idol in Ramna
· Ramna Kali Temple, Ramna · Prothom Alo - OtherNurse found dead in Dhaka Medical College Hospital bathroom
· Shahbagh · 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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