HC grants six-month bail to Bagerhat Chhatra League leader Saddam on humanitarian grounds
Earlier, netizens expressed widespread outrage after Saddam was allowed only five minutes to bid farewell to his deceased wife and infant at the jail gate as family failed to secure his release on parole
The High Court today (26 January) granted six-month bail to Jewel Hasan Saddam, Bagerhat Sadar Upazila president of banned Chhatra League, on humanitarian grounds following the death of his wife and nine-month-old child.
The High Court bench comprising Justice JBM Hasan and Justice Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan passed the order.
Saddam's lawyer Sayeed Ahmed Raja told The Business Standard that the court granted the bail on humanitarian grounds.
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With today's order, Saddam has now secured bail in seven cases filed against him. He had earlier been granted bail in six cases by the High Court.
Chhatra League leader gets 5 minutes to bid farewell to deceased wife, infant at Jashore jail gate
Saddam has been in custody at Jashore Central Jail since his arrest in Gopalganj following the fall of the Awami League government on 5 August 2024.
On 24 January, authorities allowed him to bid farewell to his deceased wife and infant for five minutes at the jail gate, after his family failed to secure his release on parole.
The incident sparked widespread discussion and condemnation on social media, with many netizens saying Saddam should have been granted parole.
On Friday afternoon, police recovered the hanging body of Saddam's wife, Kanij Surbana Swarnali, from their home in Bekhedanga village of Bagerhat Sadar upazila. The body of their nine-month-old son, Nazim, was found beside her.
Police and family members said Swarnali might have died by suicide after killing her nine-month-old child, reportedly due to depression.
