Basabo
Basabo
বাসাবো | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood | |
Basabo Playground | |
| 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. The area is administered under the Dhaka-9 constituency of the Jatiya Sangsad and is divided into North Basabo, South Basabo, East Basabo, West Basabo, and Middle Basabo.
The neighbourhood, located east of Kamalapur railway station on Atish Dipankar Road, is intersected by Basabo–Madartek road and Basabo Buddha Mandir road.
In 2020, Basabo was identified as one of the most affected areas in Dhaka during the COVID-19 pandemic.