Task force gets 6 more months to complete probe

 
The High Court on Sunday again granted the high-powered task force six more months to complete the investigation into the 2012 murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.

Earlier, on October 23, 2025, the High Court gave six additional months to the task force to submit its report.

The HC bench comprising Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Saiful Karim passed the order, asking the task force to submit the probe report within the extended period. 

Advocate Mohammad Shishir Manir and Manzill Murshid argued for summoning the investigation officer when the court said the task force submitted a progress report in the case.

Later, attorney general Barrister Md Ruhul Kuddus Kazal informed the court the investigation of the murder case is now final stage. 

"The investigation is now at the final stage and some more time is needed to complete the investigation of the case," the chief law officer of the state said.

Later, he sought six more months to file a complete report, which the court granted.
The attorney general also described the failure to submit a charge sheet in the case even after 14 years of the killing as 'very painful'.