Mohakhali’s Durbin Bangla restaurant vandalised over queue dispute, 25-30 staff injured

A restaurant in the capital’s Mohakhali area was attacked and vandalised following a dispute over food-serving queues, leaving 25 to 30 employees injured, according to the restaurant authorities.

The incident took place at Durbin Bangla on Bir Uttam AK Khandaker Road around 11:30am today (13 November).

Restaurant authorities alleged that students of Government Titumir College carried out the attack after an argument over the token-based food-serving system.

Alil Hossain, a supervisor at the restaurant, told The Business Standard that the restaurant was crowded today and customers were served food according to tokens issued for their turns.

Around 11:30am, four to five students from Titumir College arrived to have food but refused to take tokens, he added.

When a supervisor tried to explain the system to them, the students allegedly assaulted him, triggering a scuffle between them and restaurant employees.

During the altercation, one of the students reportedly fell between parked vehicles and sustained a head injury.

The group later called in 200 to 250 other students, who allegedly attacked and vandalised the restaurant, Alil claimed.

Police later arrived at the scene and brought the situation under control, he added.

The supervisor further said 25 to 30 restaurant employees were injured in the attack and were receiving treatment at Kurmitola General Hospital.

Banani Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Salauddin told TBS that a dispute over the token system led to a chase and counter-chase between restaurant authorities and several people.

Some restaurant employees were injured and are receiving treatment, he said.

The restaurant authorities claim that the attackers are students of Titumir College, but police are investigating the allegation, the OC added.

No written complaint had been filed by the restaurant authorities with the police station as of the time of filing this report.