BANGLADESH

The postmortem of the bodies of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Mehrun Runi has been completed at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) morgue on Thursday afternoon.
Forensic Department chief of DMCH Kazi Golam Mokhlesur Rahman conducted the post mortem. Assistant professors of the same department Kamrul Hasan Sardar, Parvez and Iftekhar assisted him.
Golam Mokhlesur said, “We have kept necessary evidences as the bodies have been decomposed. These would be sent to chemical laboratory of Mohakhali. If they had fed something before killing, it would be disclosed in the report.”
Shariful Islam, brother-in-law of Sagar, said, “Two and half months have been passed. But, police could not do anything. We hope something may be revealed this time.”
Nowsher Alam, younger brother of Merun Runi, said, “I don’t think they can find out anything, which they could not in last two and half months.”
Earlier, a team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) stared exhumation of the bodies from 1015am and completed at 1107am.
The exhumation has started in presence of Investigation Officer and RAB ASP Jafarullah and RAB director (legal and Media Wing) Commander M Sohayel.
On Tuesday, Judge Bikash Kumar Saha of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court ordered exhumation of the bodies of the journalist couple to ascertain the reason of their murder.
Executive Magistrate M Shahiduzzaman was appointed for supervising the exhumation.
Later, the bodies were buried again at Azimpur graveyard in the afternoon.
On February 11, senior reporter of ATN Bangla Runi and her husband Sagar Sarowar, who was news editor with Maasranga Television, were murdered at their west Rajabazar rented house in the city.
Nowsher Alam Roman, younger brother of Runi lodged a case accusing some unidentified persons on February 12.
On February 16, the twin murder case was transferred to the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) for fair investigation.
On April 18, the High Court directed the authority concerned to transfer the twin murder case of journalist couple Sagar and Runi to Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) after the detective police had admitted their failure in this regard.