Titumir College Students vandalise Durbin Bangla

Students of Government Titumir College allegedly vandalised Durbin Bangla, a popular restaurant in Dhaka’s Mohakhali, on Friday following a dispute over seating arrangements.

The attack took place between 11am and 11:30am, leaving the restaurant’s glass frontage shattered and its interior badly damaged.

According to restaurant owner Safin Baig, the trouble began when a young man occupied a seat for which a family had been waiting. An argument broke out, prompting an employee, Khalil, to intervene and offer the young man another seat.

The group later returned with reinforcements, assaulted Khalil outside the restaurant and went on a rampage, Safin said, adding that the incident was captured on CCTV cameras.

A patrol team from Banani Police Station reached the scene but failed to stop the attackers, who allegedly pushed past the officers before ransacking the establishment.

A local resident said at least 100 people were involved in the vandalism, with more gathering across the road. He alleged that the attackers chased him for filming the incident and beat a rickshaw passenger with shoes for attempting to record it.