It is under Ramna Thana and falls under the jurisdiction of Dhaka South City Corporation.

Over time, Kakrail has grown into a mostly residential area, with apartment plots and schools, but subsequently, several NGOs and government offices have been set up there.

Historian Muntassir Mamoon theorized that Kakrail may be named after a British commissioner to Dacca, Cockerell.

[5] A posterwallah interviewed by anthropologist Lotte Hoek named Kakrail as the second best place in the city for putting up film posters.

A large number of potential moviegoers pass through its densely choked streets, and are forced to do so slowly enough that they have an opportunity to take in the posters.