Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Students have suspended their paralysing street protest demanding Government Titumir College be upgraded to a university following assurances from the education ministry.

Aminul Islam, a "Titumir Oikya" leader who took part in the hunger strike, made the announcement at the Mohakhali Rail Crossing at 9:36pm on Monday.

The third-year mathematics student said, "We are withdrawing from the hunger strike."

Another student, Nayek Noor, announced that the protesters had postponed their demonstration for seven days.

"(But) if we do not see effective progress in implementing the assurances given by the ministry, we will go on strike again next week."

He added that ministry officials acknowledged the demand to convert the col...