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The High Court on Tuesday granted six-month more to the taskforce to complete the investigation into the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.The HC bench of Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi passed the order after hearing a petition seeking nine more months to investigate the case. The court also fixed October 22 for the next hearing.Advocate Shishir Monir stood for the petitioner while Additional Attorney General Arshadur Rahman Rauf represented the state. Sagar-Runi murder case: Court reschedules submission date for investigation reportEarlier on September 30, the HC asked the government to form a high-powered taskforce to probe the murder case and submit a report within six months.Following the court order, the current interim government formed a high-powered task force on October 23 last year, led by the chief of the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI).Sagar, a news editor at private television channel Maasranga TV, and Runi, a senior reporter at ATN Bangla, were murdered in their rented apartment in Dhaka’s West Rajabazar on February 11, 2012.Their four-and-a-half-year-old son, Mahir Sarowar Megh, was present in the house at the time of the murder.Runi’s brother, Naosher Alam, field the murder case with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station following the murders.Initially, police handled the investigation, but after four days, it was transferred to the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).DB admitted its failure before the High Court on April 18, 2012, after 62 days of investigation. The case was subsequently assigned to RAB.

The date of submitting the probe report in journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case has been deferred for the 94th time. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rashedul Alam fixed January 4 for the submission of investigation report during a hearing after investigating agency Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) didn’t submit the report today. Maasranga Television News Editor Sagar Sarowar and his wife ATN Bangla senior reporter Meherun Runi were found dead in their rented apartment in the city’s West Rajabazar area on 11 February 2012. Nousher Ali Roman, brother of Runi, filed a case with Sher-e-Banglanagar Police Station on the following day. Police arrested Tanvir in connection with the murder case on October 1, 2012. Later, he secured bail in 2014. Read more: Sagar-Runi murder: Final hearing on 10-year old HC rule on Tuesday Law enforcers have so far arrested eight people, including Tanvir, in connection with the murder case. The seven other suspects are Rafiqul Islam, Bakul Mia, Abu Syed, Mintu alias Baggira Mintu alias Masum Mintu, Quamrul Hasan alias Arun, security guard Enam Ahmed alias Humayun Kabir and Palash Rudra Pal. Read more: Sagar-Runi Murder: Govt urged to bring perpetrators to justice Sagar-Runi Murder: Govt urged to bring perpetrators to justice

A Dhaka court on Monday asked the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to submit by February 23 the probe report in the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. With this, the deadline for submission of probe report in the case deferred for the  85th time. Dhaka Metropolitan MagistrateTariqul Islam fixed the new date for submitting the probe report, said sub-inspector Jalal Uddin of the court. On March 2 last year, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) submitted a progress report in Sagar-Runi murder case in affidavit form to the Attorney General’s Office. According to the report, two unidentified people were involved in the murder. Maasranga Television News Editor Sagar Sarowar and his wife ATN Bangla senior reporter Meherun Runi were found dead at their rented apartment in the city’s West Rajabazar area on 11 February 2012. Also read: Sagar-Runi murder case: Submission of probe report deferred for 84th time Nousher Ali Roman, brother of Runi, filed a case with Sher-e-Banglanagar Police Station on the following day. Police arrested Tanvir in connection with the murder case on October 1, 2012. Later, he secured bail in 2014. Law enforcers have so far arrested eight people, including Tanvir, in connection with the murder case. Also read: Sagar-Runi murder case: HC drops petition from cause list The seven other suspects are Rafiqul Islam, Bakul Mia, Abu Syed, Mintu alias Baggira Mintu alias Masum Mintu, Quamrul Hasan alias Arun, security guard Enam Ahmed alias Humayun Kabir and Palash Rudra Pal.

A Dhaka court on Sunday asked the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to submit by January 24 the probe report in the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. With this, the report submission in the case has been deferred for 84 times. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Debdas Chadra Odhikari fixed the date after hearing. Read: Sagar-Runi murder case: HC drops petition from cause list On March 2 last year, Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) submitted a progress report in Sagar-Runi murder case in affidavit form to the Attorney General’s Office. According to the report, two unidentified people were involved in the murder. Maasranga Television News Editor Sagar Sarowar and his wife ATN Bangla senior reporter Meherun Runi were found dead at their rented apartment in the city’s West Rajabazar area on 11 February 2012. Nousher Ali roman, brother of Runi filed a case with Sher-e-Bangla Police Station on the following day. Police arrested Tanvir in connection with the murder case on October 1, 2012. Later, he secured bail in 2014. Read: Rab trying to debunk Sagar-Runi murder case quickly: IGP Law enforcers have so far arrested eight people, including Tanvir, in connection with the murder case.  The seven other suspects are Rafiqul Islam, Bakul Mia, Abu Syed, Mintu alias Baggira Mintu alias Masum Mintu, Quamrul Hasan alias Arun, security guard Enam Ahmed alias Humayun Kabir and Palash Rudra Pal.

Home Minister Ashaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday said that not only Papia but also her godfathers will be brought to justice.