A Sylhet court on Wednesday granted bail to five former students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) who were arrested from Dhaka on charge of sending money to the protesting students at the university.

Sylhet metropolitan magistrate Md Sumon Bhuiyan granted the bail in the evening, said BM Ashraf Ullah Taher, additional deputy commissioner (Media) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP).

Those granted bail are Reza Nur Moin, 31, son of Moin Uddin of Bogura district, Habibur Rahman, 26, son of Matier Rahman Khan, Nazmul Sakib, 32, son of Mizanur Rahman of Khulna district, AKM Maruf Hossain, 28, son of Mosharraf of Mirpur in Dhaka and Foysal Ahmed, 27, son of Sadiqul Islam.