TV journalist couple murdered in Bangladesh capital

TV journalist couple murdered in Bangladesh capital

2012-02-13 07:10:17 GMT+7 (ICT)

DHAKA, BANGLADESH (BNO NEWS) -- Two well-known Bangladeshi television journalists were killed at their residence in the capital of Dhaka this weekend, police said on Sunday.

The bodies of Golam Mustofa Sarowar and his wife, Meherun Runi, were first discovered on Saturday morning by their 5–year-old son at their rented flat in Dhaka. Police said they had been stabbed to death earlier in the morning.

Sarowar, who worked as a news editor at Maasranga Television, was found with his hands and legs tied while both had reportedly been hit with sharp weapons. "My five-year old nephew Megh found the bodies when he went to their bedroom after waking up around 7am. He then called our mother and told her," said Runi's brother Nowsher Roman.

Detectives believe it was a planned murder and that the victims knew the assailants, according to BDNews24.com. A police officer said that a security guard has been detained for questioning in connection with the brutal murders.

Meanwhile, more than 50 journalists from different media organizations staged a token strike in front of the National Press Club on Saturday afternoon, demanding the arrest and trial of those behind the murder of the journalists.

Sarowar returned to Bangladesh in 2011 after a few years in Germany, working for Deutsche Welle as a broadcaster and a reporter. Runi was a senior reporter at ATN Bangla television.

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