"The prison authorities only implement it.”Saddam has been held in district jail after being arrested in connection with a case linked to the July 2024 mass uprising. On Saturday, the bodies of Saddam’s wife and child were taken to Jashore Central Jail. Jail Superintendent Abid Ahmed said Saddam was allowed to see and touch the bodies at the jail gate for the last time, after which he was returned to custody. Rather, in view of the family's verbal application, the prison authorities spoke to higher authorities and arranged for the bodies to be displayed at the prison gate for humanitarian reasons." Meanwhile, expatriate journalist Zulkarnain Saer posted on his Facebook page a letter written by Bagerhat District Commissioner Hemayet Uddin, who is Saddam's maternal uncle.

Source: bd News24 January 25, 2026 11:14 UTC