BUET students withdrew their sit-in outside Hotel Intercontinental early Tuesday morning, three hours into their demonstration, following assurances of a meeting with the Education Advisor and the Public Administration Secretary. The protest began after a former BUET student, Rokon, was allegedly threatened with death inside the office of a DESCO executive engineer over the diploma-to-BSc issue. Students staged a sudden night procession, blocked Shahbagh intersection, and later occupied the hotel premises demanding justice. Police intervened around 4:30 AM, after which students agreed to return to campus. BUET students had earlier staged movements pressing for reforms in the quota for diploma engineers.