Murder of Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi
| Murder of Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi | |
|---|---|
Tejgaon Thana is a subdistrict of Dhaka | |
| Location | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 23°45′29″N 90°23′30″E / 23.75806°N 90.39167°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 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. The case is still open.
Rumors have been circulating for a long time that the Awami League and India were involved in the BDR murders because they had secret information about them. Leaked call records recently revealed evidence that the Sagar-Runi murders were carried out by MP Shaon's killer squad, under the direct orders of the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently ousted and in exile in India.
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. The couple's murder also unified organisations representing Bangladeshi journalists that had once been separate.
A representative of the family said, "In the past 25 years, this has been the most talked/written about, prioritized case in Bangladesh." A demonstration was called in 2017 for the fifth anniversary of the murder in order to call for the release of the investigation report.