C T Online Desk: The protesting students of polytechnic institutes have postponed today’s rail blockade programme as a meeting with education adviser is expected to be held to discuss their demands.
At least two protesting students confirmed the development on Thursday morning.
A meeting with the education adviser is likely to take place at 11:00am, the students said, adding that the blockade programme has been postponed until then and the next course of action will be determined based on the outcomes of the meeting.
In a statement posted on the Facebook page named “Polytechnic Notice”, they said, “Following the intervention of the chief adviser and an invitation from the education adviser, representatives of the ‘Technical Student Movement, Bangladesh’ have agreed to join a meeting today. As per decisions taken by all polytechnic institutes, the ongoing railway blockade will be relaxed during the meeting.”
“The next course of action for polytechnic institutes across the country will be announced based on the outcomes of the discussion,” the statement added.
The time of the meeting is yet to be fixed, the protesters said.
Protesting students had announced a rail blockade across the country for today to press home their six-point demand.
An organiser of the protest announced the fresh programme yesterday evening at Satrasta in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area.
