Abu Sayed's death: Rokeya University’s ex-proctor remanded
Judge of the Rangpur Metropolitan Magistrate Court-2 Md Asaduzzaman passed the order when police produced him before the court
A Rangpur court today (19 November) placed Shariful Islam, former proctor of Begum Rokeya University (BRU), on a three-day remand in connection with the death of Abu Sayed during the student-led movement.
Judge of the Rangpur Metropolitan Magistrate Court-2 Md Asaduzzaman passed the order when police produced him before the court.
Advocate Rokunuzzaman Rokon filed a petition seeking a five-day remand for the former proctor of the university.
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Earlier, members of the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested Shariful from the Alamnagar area on Monday night.
Abu Sayed, a 12th-batch student at Begum Rokeya University's English Department, was killed during the student-led movement on 16 July.
Analysing the CCTV footage of the killing, former proctor Shariful was found among those instigating the killing, said Advocate Rokonuzzaman.
Earlier, police arrested former assistant sub-inspector Amir Ali and constable Sujan Chandra Roy in connection with the killing.
On 16 August, Ramjan Ali, brother of Sayed, filed a case against 17 people including the then Inspector General of Police.
Later, police inserted the names of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former road transport minister Obaidul Quader, former home minister Asaduzzaman and Shaiful's in the case.
