Radical mobs ransacked and gutted the Dainik Prothom Alo newspaper office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, while others advanced toward the Indian Assistant High Commission in Chittagong, amid massive protests and violence across Dhaka, according to posts on X by journalist Aditya Raj Kaul over the past two hours ending at 7:16 p.m. UTC on December 18, 2025. Aditya Raj Kaul reported devastation at the Dainik Prothom Alo office in Dhaka, stating the facility was being ransacked and gutted by a radical mob, in a post at https://x.com/AdityaRajKaul/status/2001722989763801428 during the reporting window from 5:16 p.m. to 7:16 p.m. UTC. In Chittagong, Kaul described radical mobsters running toward the Indian Assistant High Commission, with security forces attempting to stop them in a developing situation, as posted at https://x.com/AdityaRajKaul/status/2001724736968298502 within the same period. Kaul further noted massive protests and violence across Dhaka right now, in a post at https://x.com/AdityaRajKaul/status/2001727679385784806 during the two-hour window.
