Mahir Sarowar Megh, the only son of slain journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi who witnessed the murders, has demanded punishment for the killers of his parents.
Megh and two of his maternal uncles paid respects at Sagar-Runi's graves at Dhaka’s Azimpur graveyard on Saturday morning. He told reporters that he hoped the “thieves will be punished.”
In the morning of February 11, 2012, the bodies of the couple were found at their West Razabazar house. The kitchen's grills were found cut, apparently in an attempt to show that the couple was killed by robbers or thieves.
However, police said that the space was only enough for a child to pass through.
Runi’s brother Nowsher Ruman expressed dissatisfaction over the investigation progress. He said that they had not been told anything about the probe.
“RAB has told us over the years that 'headways were being made.' The only thing we can hope for is a miracle,” he added.
About the delay in cracking the case, he said: “There can be two reasons: either it is to protect a very important person or simply because of the incompetency of the law enforcers.”
Nowsher said that it was a shame for the government, as well as the people that the mystery could not be solved yet.
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police started the investigation after the murder.
Later the case was shifted to the DB police. But on April 18 that year, the High Court transferred the case to RAB after DB expressed inability to solve the case.
So far, the court has extended the deadline for submitting the investigation report 47 times – the latest was on Wednesday.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
