Dhaka, Oct. 25 -- Teachers and students leading a shutdown at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) have agreed to return to classrooms on the 34th day of their protest demanding the reinstatement of former vice-chancellor Prof Abu Sadat Muhammad Sayem.

The teachers' association said it would resume academic activities to avoid prolonging students' academic lives, while maintaining a boycott of the newly appointed vice-chancellor's campus activities.

Students have made a similar pledge, insisting that returning to class does not mean abandoning their demand.

In an open letter to teachers on Sunday, they wrote: "We no longer want our education and future to suffer. We want to return to class and restore normal acade...