20/12/2025
Crowd Size Estimate
1. Location & Area Breakdown (Manik Mia Avenue Zone)
Key zones visible in the images:
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Manik Mia Avenue (main road)
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South & North lawns of the National Parliament
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Front plaza / steps of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban
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Connecting side roads & green medians
Approximate dimensions (from Google Maps scale)
Area Segment Approx. Length Approx. Width Area (m²)
Manik Mia Avenue (core stretch) ~1.4 km ~90 m ~126,000
Parliament front plaza ~400 m ~250 m ~100,000
North lawn area â â ~140,000
South lawn area â â ~120,000
Side roads & medians â â ~40,000
Estimated Total Area ~526,000 m²
2. Crowd Density Assumptions (Standard Practice)
Widely accepted density benchmarks:
Density Type People per m² Situation
Loose crowd 1.0 Standing with space
Dense crowd 2.0 Shoulder-to-shoulder
Very dense (max safe) 3.0â4.0 Restricted movement
From your images:
Avenue & plaza: Very dense (2.5â3.0 /m²)
Lawns & outer zones: Dense (1.5â2.0 /m²)
3. Crowd Calculation
Conservative estimate
Average density â 1.8 people/m²
526,000Ã1.8â946,800
Moderate (most realistic)
Average density â 2.2 people/m²
526,000Ã2.2â1,157,000
Upperâbound estimate
Average density â 2.7 people/m²
526,000Ã2.7â1,420,000
4. Final Estimated Range
Likely number of people gathered today:
â 1.0 million to 1.4 million people
Most defensible point estimate:
â 1.15â1.25 million people
5. Important Notes (Credibility Factors)
This estimate excludes people who:
Joined briefly and left. (turnover effect)
Were inside adjacent buildings or beyond camera coverage.
Funeral gatherings typically show high static density, increasing reliability.
Aerial images strongly indicate near-maximum capacity usage of the avenue + lawns
Courtesy: ChatGPT
Credit: BM Sabbir Hossain