Bangladesh demands answers after Saudi Arabia secretly executed a man and woman over 'indecent act' in Mecca mosque
The repatriated bodies of Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir and Siti Akhtar, executed in Saudi Arabia on October 14 without Bangladesh ever being notified of their death sentences.Muslim pilgrims in Mecca, where Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir and Siti Akhtar were secretly executed on October 14 — their families never notified of the death sentences.
Dhaka says it was never told of the death sentences handed to Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir and Siti Akhtar, who were executed on October 14. A confidential memo from Bangladesh's consulate in Jeddah shows a prison list dated September 30 recorded cybercrime and adultery charges, not a mosque offence. Nazrul, 22, worked in the kingdom as a cleaner. His family learned of his death from media reports.
State minister Humaiun Kobir said compensation was no longer possible after the executions.
Nazrul's father took out a loan of Tk 7 lakh to finance his eldest son's move to Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh has yet to reply, putting 3.5 million Bangladeshi workers in the kingdom in the spotlight.
