A group of students from Government Titumir College attacked and vandalized a restaurant in Mohakhali, Dhaka, on Thursday night following an argument over a delay in serving food.
The incident took place at Durobin Bangla restaurant following a verbal altercation and physical scuffle between the students and restaurant staff.
According to police, several students of the college ordered food at the restaurant on Thursday night. An argument broke out with the restaurant authorities over the delay in serving their order.
As the situation escalated, the restaurant manager was harassed, and a physical altercation took place between the 2 sides.
A short while later, several more students from the same college gathered at the restaurant, entered the premises and carried out an attack and vandalism.
Furniture and other items inside the restaurant were damaged, causing panic among customers.
After a video of the vandalism circulated on social media, police went to the scene upon receiving information about the incident and brought the situation under control.
On Friday, Banani police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Salahuddin said an argument and physical altercation had taken place between the students and restaurant authorities over a food order.
He said the students later called more of their fellow students to the restaurant and vandalized the premises.
No written complaint has so far been filed by the restaurant authorities at the police station, and no case has been registered in connection with the incident, he added.
