Recently, a video has been circulated online claiming that Hindu students are being brutally targeted in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The video shows scenes of extreme chaos and violence, with an initial voiceover stating that a student from Dhaka was mercilessly beaten by students of Dr. MahbuburRahman Mollah College.
Examples of the circulated video can be found on X (formerly Twitter) here (archive) and on Facebook here (archive).
Fact-Check
The Rumor Scanner team’s investigation reveals that this video does not show Hindu students being beaten in Dhaka. Instead, it depicts a clash between students of Dr. MahbuburRahman Mollah College and other institutions that took place on November 25.
The investigation uncovered a video titled “LIVE: Battlefield MahbuburRahman Mollah College… | 7 College Student | DMRC | Kalbela” published on the Kalbela YouTube channel on November 25. A specific segment of this video matches the footage that is circulating with the misleading claim.
The video indicates that the incident involved a clash between students of Dr. MahbuburRahman Mollah College, Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College, Kabi Nazrul Government College, and other institutions.
Further confirmation came from a report by The Daily Star (source), which stated that hundreds of students from Government Shaheed Suhrawardy College and Kabi Nazrul Government College attacked Dr. MahbuburRahman Mollah College on November 25. During the attack, they vandalized the college building and looted valuable items.
The Daily Star report also notes that the incident stemmed from the death of Dr. MahbuburRahman Mollah College student Abhijit on November 18 at Dhaka National Medical College Hospital. Alleging negligence in treatment, students protested at the hospital, which reportedly led to the subsequent clashes on November 25.
The Rumor Scanner investigation found no evidence of communal motives in this incident, and mainstream media reports also did not link the events to any communal issues.
Conclusion
The video showing a clash between students of Dr. MahbuburRahman Mollah College and other institutions have been misrepresented online as an incident in which Hindu students were brutally attacked in Dhaka. This claim is misleading and lacks any factual basis.
