Students from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and other engineering institutions blocked Shahbagh intersection on Wednesday, staging a major protest from 11:15 am. The demonstration, announced the previous night by Engineering Rights Movement president Wali Ullah, drew students from across engineering faculties nationwide. The protesters placed three key demands: the prohibition of diploma engineers using the title “engineer,” no promotions to the ninth-grade government pay scale, and guaranteed tenth-grade positions for graduate engineers. “Our movement is not against anyone,” Wali Ullah said. “We are fighting against long-standing discrimination and irregularities in the engineering sector.”