Engineering students protesting at Shahbagh over different demands have withdrawn from the streets after DMP Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali apologised for police baton charges on their rally earlier in the day. Following his departure, the students announced their next course of action and left Shahbagh by 10:45pm, vowing not to stage programmes that disrupt public life. As part of a string of demonstrations over their demands, students of engineering universities, led by BUET, blocked Shahbagh intersection from 11am on Wednesday. At about 9:15pm, DMP chief Sazzat and senior officers arrived at Shahbagh Police Station, and went to address the students in person after 10pm. Students later said no concrete resolution had emerged, though further discussions were scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
