Dhaka, April 17 -- Polytechnic students pushing for a six-point list of demands are meeting with the Ministry of Education for talks.

The talks will be held at the ministry at 11am on Thursday. The previously announced rail blockade by the students will be paused at this time.

Ramzan Ali, a student at the Dhaka Polytechnic Institute, said: "Future programmes will be announced based on the discussion."

The Karigari Chhatra Andolan, or Technical Students' Movement, said that the meeting was organised following the intervention of Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus and at the invitation of Education Advisor Prof Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar.

On Wednesday, the students had blocked roads in key areas of the capital including Tejgaon, Mohammadpur, and...