In a heart-wrenching display of the human cost of political vengeance under fascist Muhammad Yunus, former Chhatra League (BCL) leader Jewel Hasan Saddam was allowed a brief, agonising glimpse of his deceased wife and infant son at the gates of Jashore Central Jail on Saturday evening.
The regime, accused of orchestrating widespread retribution against Awami League affiliates since the August 2024 changeover, has left families shattered through arbitrary arrests, routine denial of bail, mob lynchings, and suspicious custodial deaths.
Saddam, a former president of BCL in Bagerhat Sadar Upazila, has been imprisoned since December 15, 2025, on charges widely viewed as politically motivated harassment targeting former Awami League supporters and activists. Prison authorities, acting on higher instructions for “humanitarian reasons,” permitted him to view the bodies of his 22-year-old wife, Kaniz Subarna Swarnali, and their nine-month-old son, Nazif, who were brought to the jail gate.
In a scene that left onlookers—including guards and relatives—overcome with grief, Saddam cradled his lifeless child for the first time and touched his wife’s body in a final farewell, breaking down in uncontrollable sobs. Despite the tragedy, no parole or temporary release was granted, underscoring the regime’s callous refusal to show leniency even in extreme personal distress.
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According to family accounts, Subarna had been plunged into profound despair by her husband’s prolonged detention without bail or fair trial prospects. Overwhelmed by hopelessness, she allegedly drowned their infant son in a water bucket before taking her own life by hanging on January 23 in Sabekdanga village, Bagerhat Sadar Upazila. Relatives claim that Saddam’s occasional notes from prison—urging patience and promising swift release—only intensified her mental anguish, as no real path to freedom materialised amid the wave of politically driven prosecutions.
This devastating incident is emblematic of the broader campaign of revenge unleashed against Awami League members and affiliates following the 2024 uprising. Rights groups and reports have documented a surge in mob lynchings—with at least 128 mob killings recorded in 2024 alone, often targeting perceived Awami League supporters in acts of retribution.
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Arbitrary arrests have swept up thousands, including opposition figures, with many denied bail on flimsy or fabricated charges under amended laws like the Anti-Terrorism Act. Custodial deaths have mounted suspiciously, with numerous Awami League leaders and activists reported dead in judicial custody or during interrogations between August 2024 and late 2025—methods including torture, beatings, and extrajudicial executions that echo past patterns but now afflict the former ruling party’s ranks.
Human rights organisations have highlighted a disturbing pattern of politically motivated prosecutions, extrajudicial killings, and mob violence persisting under the interim setup, creating an atmosphere of fear and impunity.
Jashore Central Jail Superintendent Abid Ahmed confirmed that Saddam was returned to his ward after the viewing, with no further concessions allowed. As Bangladesh grapples with upcoming elections amid this climate of vengeance, cases like Saddam’s expose the profound human tragedy inflicted on families caught in the crossfire of political score-settling, where justice remains elusive and mercy nonexistent.
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