Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Wednesday assured the agitating BUET students of their security and asked them to return to class.
The student representatives returned to the campus and said they would announce their decision on Thursday.
Emerging from a meeting with the minister, they had said they would decide their next move after discussion with fellow protesters on the campus.
Bent on seeing Vice-Chancellor S M Nazrul Islam go, the students of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology met Nahid at his Secretariat office at 4:15pm and the talks lasted for almost three hours.
The minister made the call after a meeting with the students, who considered resuming studies would be risky after the authorities had charged them with attack, vandalism, looting and ransacking. Teachers had also urged them to suspend their agitation after being convinced by the minister's assurance of removing the Pro-VC on Aug 3.
The meeting was attended by 16 representatives of the agitating students, accompanied by mechanical engineering Professor Muhammad Ehsan and industrial and production engineering Professor A K M Masud. Education Secretary Kamal Abdul Naser and University Grants Commission Chairman Prof A K Azad Chowdhury were also present in the meeting.
The student representatives and the minister later spoke to journalists.
The minister assured the students of the same steps he had promised the agitating teachers. He also told the students that the cases filed against the agitators would be withdrawn and they would not be harassed.
The teachers called off demonstrations on Tuesday and announced to return to classes following a meeting with Nahid on Monday night. Nahid had said Pro-VC Habibur Rahman would be removed and two cases the authorities had filed with the Shahbagh police against teachers and students would be withdrawn.
But the students remained firm on their position that the VC Islam would also have to be removed and said they wanted to speak to the minister.
Nahid said he heard the complaints from the students and issues relating to the problems were discussed.
"They have been assured so that a safe atmosphere prevails for education. Teachers and students should not be subjected to administrative harassment anyway. Stern action will be taken against irregularities including tampering with results."
BUET teachers began their demonstration in April accusing the VC and Pro-VC of different irregularities in the administration. The students also joined their cause eventually.
Regarding the demand of VC's removal the Minister said, "Everything required for return BUET its glorious tradition will be done."
Abhipriyo Chakrabarty, one of the student representatives, said, "We have been assured of no harassment."
"We are returning to the campus. Everyone is there. Decision will be taken after discussing issues with all."
The teacher AKM Masud said the issue of removal of the VC was also discussed at the meeting.
The student representatives returned to the campus and said they would announce their decision on Thursday.
Emerging from a meeting with the minister, they had said they would decide their next move after discussion with fellow protesters on the campus.
Bent on seeing Vice-Chancellor S M Nazrul Islam go, the students of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology met Nahid at his Secretariat office at 4:15pm and the talks lasted for almost three hours.
The minister made the call after a meeting with the students, who considered resuming studies would be risky after the authorities had charged them with attack, vandalism, looting and ransacking. Teachers had also urged them to suspend their agitation after being convinced by the minister's assurance of removing the Pro-VC on Aug 3.
The meeting was attended by 16 representatives of the agitating students, accompanied by mechanical engineering Professor Muhammad Ehsan and industrial and production engineering Professor A K M Masud. Education Secretary Kamal Abdul Naser and University Grants Commission Chairman Prof A K Azad Chowdhury were also present in the meeting.
The student representatives and the minister later spoke to journalists.
The minister assured the students of the same steps he had promised the agitating teachers. He also told the students that the cases filed against the agitators would be withdrawn and they would not be harassed.
The teachers called off demonstrations on Tuesday and announced to return to classes following a meeting with Nahid on Monday night. Nahid had said Pro-VC Habibur Rahman would be removed and two cases the authorities had filed with the Shahbagh police against teachers and students would be withdrawn.
But the students remained firm on their position that the VC Islam would also have to be removed and said they wanted to speak to the minister.
Nahid said he heard the complaints from the students and issues relating to the problems were discussed.
"They have been assured so that a safe atmosphere prevails for education. Teachers and students should not be subjected to administrative harassment anyway. Stern action will be taken against irregularities including tampering with results."
BUET teachers began their demonstration in April accusing the VC and Pro-VC of different irregularities in the administration. The students also joined their cause eventually.
Regarding the demand of VC's removal the Minister said, "Everything required for return BUET its glorious tradition will be done."
Abhipriyo Chakrabarty, one of the student representatives, said, "We have been assured of no harassment."
"We are returning to the campus. Everyone is there. Decision will be taken after discussing issues with all."
The teacher AKM Masud said the issue of removal of the VC was also discussed at the meeting.
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