Adv Shishir Manir, 8 others to represent state in Sagar-Runi murder case

A Dhaka court has granted the appointment of 9 attorneys, including Supreme Court Advocate Shishir Manir, to listing the remark within the atomize case of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi in 2012.

The court of Dhaka Further Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Mahbubul Haque gave the bid on Tuesday (1 October).

Talking to reporters, Advocate Shishir Manir acknowledged the next hearing for the case is slated for 15 October.

Besides Shishir, the opposite attorneys are – Mujahidul Islam, Mizanul Haque, Mostafa Jamal, Abu Rasel, Mohiuddin, Abdullah Al Farooq, Iqbal Hossain, and Muttakin Hossain.

Runi’s brother Nowsher Ali, the plaintiff within the case, filed an software program for appointing the attorneys in court the day earlier than recently.

Later, the court fixed a date for hearing the matter in his presence.

In keeping with the software program, the case has been under investigation for 12 years nevertheless no investigation portray has been submitted.

Even after this form of very prolonged time, there hasn’t been any development.

Within the pursuits of speedily disposal of the case and justice, the plaintiff must appoint a attorney at his own expense to back the remark prosecutor.

On 30 September, the High Court removed the Instant Dash Battalion (RAB) from the investigation into the atomize case.

It furthermore directed the dwelling ministry to assign a excessive-powered task force to analyze the case and ordered it to post the investigation portray in six months.

The HC bench termed the failure to total the investigation as beautiful.

In court recently, the hearing on behalf of the remark used to be carried out by Further Authorized expert Fashionable Arshadur Rauf and Further Authorized expert Fashionable Barrister Anik R Haque.

Advocate Mohammad Shishir Manir represented the plaintiff, whereas Advocate Manzill Murshed argued on behalf of the writ.

Advocate Shishir Manir acknowledged, “We’ll come up with the selection to birth up engaged on uncovering the thriller within the encourage of the Sagar-Runi atomize. As half of this, we are succesful of meet with the investigators very soon. Concurrently, we are succesful of own interplay in simply battles in both the decrease and greater courts to sing the truth within the encourage of the atomize.”

Sagar Sarwar, news editor of Maasranga Television, and his wife Mehrun Runi, senior reporter of ATN Bangla, had been murdered on 11 February 2012 of their dwelling in West Rajabazar of the capital.

As of 30 June, the time of submission of the investigation portray of the atomize case has been delayed 111 instances.

From the assurance of justice interior forty eight hours by then-dwelling minister to the daunting risk of a 50-365 days investigation length talked about by the incumbent legislation minister, the atomize case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi is quiet an unresolved thriller even after 12 years.

First and important, after the beautiful murders of the journalist couple of their Dhaka dwelling on 11 February 2012, Sahara Khatun, the dwelling minister on the time, dedicated to apprehending the perpetrators interior forty eight hours.

The investigation agencies acknowledged they had been “giving utmost significance to the investigation.”

The RAB sought over 105 extensions to post its findings to the court.

Earlier on 2 July, the HC acknowledged the delays within the Sagar-Runi probe had been a continuous mockery of the felony justice machine.