Murder of Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi
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The murder of Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi (also known as the Sagar-Runi murder case) is about the unsolved double murder case of two well-known, married Bangladeshi journalists who were stabbed to death.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The case is still open and DNA testing showed that it was possible two men were involved in the murder.[7]
Murder of Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi | |
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Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 23°45′29″N 90°23′30″E |
Date | 11 February 2012 Between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. (BST UTC+6:00) |
Target | Married journalists |
Attack type | Stabbing |
Weapons | Knives |
Deaths | 2 |
Perpetrators | Unknown |
The couple's murder received high-level political attention and widespread media coverage in Bangladesh, and attracted German interest as Sarowar had lived in Germany and had worked as a journalist for Deutsche Welle. The case was also closely watched by journalists and international press freedom organisations.[2][8][9][10] The couple's murder also unified organisations representing Bangladeshi journalists that had once been separate.[11]
A representative of the family said, "In the past 25 years, this has been the most talked/written about, prioritized case in Bangladesh."[12][13] A demonstration was called in 2017 for the fifth anniversary of the murder in order to call for the release of the investigation report.[14]