A Jahangirnagar University student leader has been accused of throwing a bowl of halim at a restaurant worker after allegedly finding a fly in the food. The incident involved Hosne Mobarak, the central health and food safety secretary of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JAKSU). It occurred on Tuesday night at a restaurant known as Habib Bhai’s Hotel in the university’s Bot Tola area. Following the incident, on Wednesday night, a group of students forcibly closed at least 25 shops in the same area.

Witnesses and CCTV footage indicated that former Chhatra League leader Turjo Kirtania led the shop closures, while other student representatives, including Mohammad Ali Chishti from the Chhatra Shakti panel, opposed the forced shutdowns. Assistant Proctor Professor Abdur Razzak arrived at the scene to calm tensions between the groups. Chishti stated that while students wanted accountability for Mobarak’s behavior, closing shops by force was not a solution.

Mobarak denied physically assaulting the worker, saying he threw the bowl in protest after seeing a fly in the food. The assistant proctor confirmed that the situation had been brought under control and would be resolved through discussion the following day.