The High Court on Sunday granted a high-powered task force an additional six months to complete its investigation into the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.
The bench comprising Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Saiful Karim issued the order, directing the task force to submit its report within the extended timeframe.
During the hearing, lawyers Mohammad Shishir Manir and Manzill Murshid argued in favor of summoning the investigation officer after the court noted that a progress report had already been submitted.
Later, Attorney General Md Ruhul Kuddus Kazal sought an additional six months to file a complete report, a request the court approved.
He described the failure to submit a charge sheet even after 14 years as “very painful.”
Earlier, on October 23, 2025, the High Court had granted a previous six-month extension to the task force.
On September 30, 2024, the court directed the government to form a high-powered task force to investigate the case and submit findings within six months.
Following that directive, a task force led by the chief of Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) was formed on October 23 2024.
Sagar, news editor at Maasranga TV and Runi, a senior reporter at ATN Bangla, were killed 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 home at the time.
Following the incident, Runi’s brother, Naosher Alam, filed a case with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station.
On April 1, 2026, a Dhaka court deferred the submission of the investigation report for the 125th time, setting 7 May as the next date for its submission.
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