In a statement on Sunday, ASK said the family had formally applied to authorities for Saddam’s release on parole so he could join the funeral prayers and burial. Saddam, president of the banned Chhatra League’s Bagerhat Sadar Upazila unit, has been in Jashore Jail since his arrest in a Aug 5, 2024 case. On Saturday evening, the bodies were taken to Jashore Jail, where he touched them for the last time before being returned to custody. It said denying parole in such extreme humanitarian circumstances amounted to inhuman treatment and breached Article 35(5) of the Constitution. Preventing Saddam from attending the funeral, ASK said, was inconsistent with Articles 7 and 10(1) of the ICCPR.

Source: bd News24 January 25, 2026 17:45 UTC