New Delhi, April 8 -- An unruly mob in Bangladesh attacked Bata, KFC and Pizza Hut stores in different parts of the state. Why? Because these are Israel-linked businesses, and the mob was holding nationwide anti-Israel protests.

Bangladesh police said it arrested 49 people for the violent and unlawful events that unfolded during the pro-Gaza protests on Monday.

Protests had erupted across Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka, on Monday against Israeli brutality in Gaza. Vandalism was reported in Bogra, Sylhet, and Cox's Bazar.

"The glass facades of KFC and Pizza Hut were broken after stones were thrown during a rally protesting attacks on Palestine," said the police in charge.

Various political, social, cultural, religious, and pro...