Protesters pelted stones and set fires near the Indian Assistant High Commission office and residence in Chittagong, Bangladesh, between 8:16 p.m. and 8:46 p.m. UTC on December 18, 2025, as police worked to control the tense situation, according to a post by journalist Aditya Raj Kaul on X at https://x.com/AdityaRajKaul/status/2001747778654064720. This incident marks an escalation at the site, following earlier reports of radical mobs advancing toward the Indian Assistant High Commission in Chittagong during the two-hour period ending at 7:16 p.m. UTC, as posted by Aditya Raj Kaul at https://x.com/AdityaRajKaul/status/2001724736968298502. The Chittagong unrest occurs amid ongoing violence in Bangladesh, including attacks on the Dainik Prothom Alo and Daily Star newspaper offices in Dhaka earlier on December 18, according to previous reports from Aditya Raj Kaul and PTI_News on X.
