, April 1 -- The submission of the investigation report in the sensational murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Mehrun Runi was postponed once again, marking the 125th delay in filing the report.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam has now fixed May 7 as the next date for submission.

The investigating officer has provided explanations for the repeated delays. On February 9, the court had asked the officer to justify the failure to submit the report. The officer, Additional Superintendent of Police Md. Azizul Haque of the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), appeared in court in person and submitted a two-page written explanation.

He told the court that the task force formed to probe the case includes several member...