The High Court on Sunday granted the high-powered task force six more months to complete the investigation into the murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.
The HC bench of 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 Md Ruhul Kuddus Kazal 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’.
Earlier, on 23 October, 2025, the High Court gave six additional months to the task force to submit its report.
On 30 September, 2024, the HC asked the government to form a high-powered task force to probe the murder case and submit a report within six months.
