Journalist couple killed in Dhaka

Submitted by admin4 on 11 February 2012 - 7:28pm

By IANS,

Dhaka : Two Bangladeshi journalists -- a husband-wife duo -- were Friday night found murdered at their home in Dhaka, police said Saturday.

Meherun Runi was a reporter for ATN Bangla while her husband Sagor Sarwar worked for the Maasranga TV channel as a news editor, and was also correspondent for the Bangla service of German media group Deutsche Welle.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Benazir Ahmed told Xinhua the couple were found dead in their house and the reason was still unknown.

Home Minister Sahara Khatun, Information Minister Abul Kalam Azad and leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia have condemned the killing.

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