Residents and business owners in Mohammadpur and Adabor say the areas have become synonymous with fear, citing growing incidents of snatching, extortion, and teen gang activity. Traders say extortion demands occur regularly at local markets, pavement stalls, garages, and construction sites on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Teen gangs in Mohammadpur are increasingly involved in snatching, extortion, and other crimes. Unless the drug-crime linkage is broken, controlling teen gangs will be difficult. Patrols against teen gangs, snatching, and drugs will continue.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 09, 2026 14:50 UTC