Although major political parties in Bangladesh prefer to keep mum on the execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, most people of this predominantly Muslim country appeared shocked to see him being hanged in gallows.

Bangladesh TV channels continued telecasting Saddam's execution as lead news throughout the day.

General people were seen crowded before television sets to watch with shock and awe how Saddam was hanged to death.

"I feel sad for him (Saddam), I don't like the idea of killing people through hanging," a senior journalist commented on condition of anonymity.

Hardline Islamic party Islamic Oikya Jote (IOJ) chief Mufti Fazlul Huq Amini said Saddam Hussein was hanged through a controversial court verdict, which would not cast good impact on the Muslim world.

Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) president Manjurul Ahsan Khan and general secretary Mujahidul Islam Selim also strongly protested Saddam's death through hanging. They said people of Iraq have the right to try Saddam, not someone else.

Source: Xinhua