Mohammadpur

Teen gangs, top criminals behind mugging surge

Teen gang members and top-listed criminals were behind the rise of mugging, theft, and robbery incidents in the capital’s Mohammadpur.

Clashes at Geneva Camp: Bullet-hit teenager dies at DMCH

Sajjen, 13, also known as Rahmat, breathed his last around 8:30am in the intensive care unit of DMCH, said Inspector Mohammad Faruk, in-charge of the hospital's police outpost

Muggers rule Mohammadpur alleyways

Fearing a rise in mugging incidents, Billal Hossain, owner of a mobile repair shop near Nabinagar Housing of the capital’s Mohammadpur, has resorted to closing his shop and returning home immediately after dusk.

The unknown tomb in Mohammadpur

Between Shia Mosque and Mohammadpur Bus Stand, a mausoleum stands at Banshbari, easily visible on the left.

Kebabs, soups, momos and more: Welcome to the bustling street food scene of Mohammadpur

Each street popular for its food has a story to tell. From the narrow lanes of Old Dhaka, the bustling Taltola or Banani 11, to Uttara — they all have their flavour for us to relish. Each experience is richer than the next one but hands down, it's time to re-discover Mohammadpur's street food this winter, for its warmth and vivacity.

House help falls to her death in Mohammadpur

A house help died after she fell from the rooftop of a building in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area this morning.

Newborn girl rescued from Mohammadpur dustbin

A newborn girl is rescued from a dustbin in Mohammadpur area of Dhaka.

12-yr-old boy run over in Mohammadpur

A 12-year-old boy is run over, under the wheels of a pick-up van, on Tajmahal Road, Mohammadpur, in Dhaka city.

Student found dead in Dhaka madrasa hostel

A madrasa student has been “killed by fellow” students in a hostel in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur, family claims.

July 2, 2017
July 2, 2017

‘Friend kills’ teenager in Mohammadpur

A teenager has been killed allegedly in the hands of his friends in Mohammadpur’s Shekhertek area in Dhaka.

August 31, 2016
August 31, 2016

Another kid tortured brutally in Dhaka

A minor boy is brutally tortured allegedly by pumping air into his body through rectum in Mohammadpur of Dhaka.

June 13, 2016
June 13, 2016

Meena Bazar fined for 'displaying cigarette adverts'

A Meena Bazar outlet in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur was fined Tk 1.5 lakh on charge of displaying cigarette adverts and selling “adulterated” frozen meat.

June 13, 2016
June 13, 2016

7 fraudsters, doping gang men held in Dhaka

Seven persons have been detained on charge of fraud and doping people from the capital’s Mohammadpur area, police say.

May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016

Woman killed in Dhaka road crash in front of minor son

A woman is killed in a road crash in front of her six-year old son in Mohammadpur of Dhaka.

May 6, 2016
May 6, 2016

Girl’s rotten body found at Dhaka mess

A girl’s decomposed body is recovered from a student’s mess in Mohammadpur of Dhaka. It is being suspected that the girl died two or three days ago.

March 17, 2016
March 17, 2016

Clash at Mohammadpur Geneva camp

A clash erupts between two rival groups of Bihari communities at Geneva camp in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area.

February 20, 2016
February 20, 2016

Bombs recovered from Mohammadpur house

Detectives recover several bombs from a house in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area in a raid.

February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016

Female student assault: Arrest warrant issued against SI Ratan

A Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against Ratan Kumar, a sub-inspector of Adabor Police Station, for allegedly harassing a private university student sexually in the city's Mohammadpur area on January 31.

February 2, 2016
February 2, 2016

Court orders judicial probe into SI's role

A Dhaka court yesterday ordered a judicial inquiry into the allegation of sexual abuse of a university student by a sub-inspector in the capital.