Despite its proximity to the upscale Gulshan area, it developed haphazardly due to its location outside the municipal boundaries of Dhaka for an extended period.

The area east of Progoti Avenue is relatively newer, evolving during the 1950s and 1960s.

It comprised the mouzas of Badda, Satarkul, and Beraid, the latter notable for housing multiple Mughal-era mosques.

It extends on both sides of Rampura Road and Progoti Avenue.

Badda had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 129.There were 495 floating people in this jurisdiction.