Chattogram, Oct. 25 -- Teachers and students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) have decided to withdraw their indefinite shutdown and return to classes after 34 days of protests over the appointment of a new vice-chancellor, while students vowed to continue their movement until their demand for reinstating former VC Prof Abu Sayed Muhammad Sayem is met.

The students said the prolonged suspension of academic activities had put their education and future at risk, but returning to classes would not mean withdrawing from the movement.

They warned that they would launch a tougher movement again if newly appointed Vice-Chancellor Prof Sheikh Shariful Alam entered the campus before their demand was fulfilled.

"We w...