A court in Rangpur on Tuesday 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 after the police produced Shariful before the court.

Advocate Rokonuzzaman Rokon filed a petition seeking a five-day remand for the former proctor of the university.

Members of the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested Shariful in the Alamnagar area on Monday night.

Abu Sayed, a 12th batch student of 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, the 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, the police inserted names of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former proctor Shariful in the case.