Sagar-Runi murder probe report deferred for 128th time

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Sagar-Runi murder probe report deferred for 128th time

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Update Time : Wednesday, July 22, 2026
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A Dhaka court on Wednesday deferred the submission of the investigation report in the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi for the 128th time and set August 27 for the next hearing.
The report was scheduled to be submitted on July 22, but the investigation officer, Additional Superintendent of Police Md Azizul Haque of the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), failed to file it. Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam subsequently fixed the new date.
The accused in the case are Rafiqul Islam, Bokul Mia, Masum Mintu, Kamrul Islam alias Arun, Abu Sayeed, the couple’s former security guards Palash Rudra Pal and Enayet Ahmed and their alleged associate Tanvir Rahman Khan.
Tanvir is currently on bail, while Palash remains absconding after securing bail. The remaining accused are in jail.

Sagar, news editor of Maasranga Television, and Runi, senior reporter at ATN Bangla, were murdered at their Dhaka residence on February 11, 2012. Following the incident, Runi’s brother, Nowsher Alam Roman, filed a murder case with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station.

Last year, the High Court ordered the formation of a four-member task force, led by the PBI chief, to investigate the long-pending case and directed authorities to complete the probe within six months.