Student leaders of Bangladesh’s polytechnic institutes have decided to temporarily relax their ongoing full shutdown protest program. The decision came following a joint meeting on Wednesday at the Dhaka Polytechnic Institute, organized by the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB). Attending the meeting were IDEB leaders, polytechnic teachers’ associations, principals, and faculty representatives. All parties collectively urged students to return to classrooms in the interest of technical education. In response to this “respectful appeal,” students announced a temporary suspension of the shutdown, effective immediately. However, they warned that if there is no significant progress on their six-point demand, the movement will resume with greater intensity.