Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Students at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) are returning to classes after a 36-day shutdown over demands for the reinstatement of former vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Abu Sadat Md Sayem.

The schedule for exams postponed during the protest has yet to be fixed.

Classes will resume on Wednesday, the students said, but their campaign to restore Prof Sayem will continue.

Teachers', officers' and employees' bodies have also announced a return to academic work in the interest of students, while maintaining full non-cooperation with the new VC.

A six-member advisory committee formed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to end the deadlock will visit the campus on Wednesday morning.

It will hold ...