Basabo
বাসাবো | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates (Basabo–Madartek road): 23°44′25″N 90°25′50″E / 23.74028°N 90.43056°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
City | Dhaka |
Municipality | Dhaka South City Corporation |
Thana | Sabujbagh Thana |
Government | |
• MPs | Saber Hossain Chowdhury (Awami League) |
Time zone | UTC+6 |
Basabo or Bashabo (Bengali: বাসাবো) is a neighbourhood in Sabujbagh Thana of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. It is encompassed by Dhaka South City Corporation wards 4 and 5.[1] The area is administered under the Dhaka-9 constituency[2] of the Jatiya Sangsad and is divided into North Basabo, South Basabo, East Basabo, West Basabo, and Middle Basabo.[1]
The neighbourhood, located east of Kamalapur railway station on Atish Dipankar Road,[3] is intersected by Basabo–Madartek road and Basabo Buddha Mandir road.[4][5]
In 2020, Basabo was identified as one of the most affected areas in Dhaka during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]