Korail slum

Korail
কড়াইল
Slum
View of Korail
View of Korail
Interactive map of Korail
Coordinates: 23°46′59″N 90°24′39″E / 23.783116°N 90.410931°E / 23.783116; 90.410931
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictDhaka District
CityDhaka
Language
 • OfficialBangla
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)

Korail slum (Bengali: কড়াইল বস্তি) is the largest slum in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.[1][2][3] It is located next to Mohakhali and Gulshan–Banani neighbourhoods.[4][5][6]

History

People started living in this slum since 1980.[5][7] More than 300,000 people live in the Korail slum.[8][9] The Korail slum is mainly divided into two parts. These are known as Jamaibazar (Unit 1) and Boubazar (Unit 2). Boubazar has four parts.[5] The Korail slum includes Beltola slum, T&T slum, Baidar slum, Ershadnagar and Godown slum.[8] This slum is spread over an area of more than 160 acres.[10][11][5]

Generally, low-income people live in these slums.[12][13] According to the national Daily Inqilab in 2016, criminal activity in this slum was increasing.[14][15][16]

Korail slum view from Gulshan–Banani lake

Fires have often broken out in this slum.[17][18][19]

References

  1. ↑ "The Dhaka slum being transformed by women". BBC News. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "ঢাকার সবচে বড় বস্তিতে উচ্ছেদ অভিযান" [Eviction drive in Dhaka's largest slum]. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 5 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Climate Migration Pushes Bangladesh's Megacity to the Brink". Bloomberg News. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Al-Mahmood, Syed Zain (11 April 2012). "Dhaka slum dwellers live under threat of eviction". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "The tale of Korail, a city inside a city". The Business Standard. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  6. ↑ McPherson, Poppy (1 December 2015). "Dhaka: the city where climate refugees are already a reality". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Migrant's Journey From Rural Bangladesh Shows Sacrifices, Dangers of Slum Life". Voice of America. 16 November 2016.
  8. 1 2 "স্ট্যাম্পে কেনাবেচা হয় সরকারি জমিতে নির্মিত কড়াইল বস্তির ঘর". Daily Bonik Barta (in Bengali). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Ahmed, Kaamil; Montu, Rafiqul Islam (26 March 2021). "The making of a megacity: how Dhaka transformed in 50 years of Bangladesh". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "ঢাকার ভেতর অন্য শহর 'কড়াইল বস্তি'". Protidiner Bangladesh (in Bengali). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "গুলশান-বনানীর বিষফোঁড়া কড়াইল বস্তি". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 1 December 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Kakissis, Joanna (3 January 2010). "Environmental Refugees Unable to Return Home". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "ফ্যাক্টর বস্তির ভোট". Manob Jamin (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "অপরাধীদের আস্তানা কড়াইল বস্তি". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 1 November 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "অপরাধ আখড়া কড়াইল বস্তি". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "কড়াইল বস্তিতে আধিপত্য বিস্তার: ১০ বছরে ৫ হত্যাকাণ্ড". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Fire at Korail slum doused". The Daily Observer. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "Korail slum blaze doused". BSS. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Korail fire razes over 500 houses within hours". Dhaka Tribune. 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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