Dhaka, May 7 -- Polytechnic students have suspended the shutdown programmes they had conducted at polytechnic institutes across the country by padlocking buildings to press home their six-point charter of demands.

Sabbir Ahmed, office secretary of the Karigori Chhhatra Andolon (Technical Students' Movement), told bdnews24.com: "We have temporarily suspended the polytechnic shutdown programme that brought classes and examinations to a close. The next programme will be announced in the afternoon."

A statement from the protest platform on Wednesday said an important joint meeting was held at the Dhaka Polytechnic Institute premises under the initiative of the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) on Wednesday.

The principals...