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Bangladesh seeks answers from Saudi Arabia over two executions
Saudi Arabia executed two Bangladeshi nationals in Mecca on Oct.
14, according to its Interior Ministry.
The two were Suety Akhter and Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir, who worked as cleaners for a company in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi authorities said they were convicted of indecent acts inside a mosque, but have not publicly shared specific details of the alleged acts.
Bangladesh says it learned of the executions after they happened and was not notified beforehand.
The cases have raised questions about how Bangladesh protects its migrant workers, who make up a large overseas workforce in Saudi Arabia.
Dhaka has asked for the court verdicts, details of the offences and an explanation for the lack of notice.
Saudi Arabia has not yet responded, and Bangladesh says it will decide what to do next after receiving the case documents and discussing the matter with Saudi authorities.
Saudi Arabia executed Bangladeshi nationals Suety Akhter and Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir in Mecca on Oct 14.
Bangladesh says it was not notified before the executions and has asked Saudi Arabia for details.
As of Oct 21, Saudi Arabia had not responded to Dhaka’s queries, according to a Bangladeshi foreign ministry spokesperson.
Bangladesh has requested copies of the verdicts, details of the offences and an explanation for the lack of notification.
Saudi authorities said the pair were convicted of committing indecent acts inside a mosque, but did not publicly specify the acts.
- Who
- Suety Akhter and Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir, two Bangladeshi nationals.
- What
- Saudi Arabia executed them. Bangladesh is seeking details and an explanation for not being notified.
- When
- Oct 14; the year is not stated in the articles.
- Where
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Saudi authorities said they were convicted of committing indecent acts inside a mosque. The specific acts were not publicly disclosed.
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A prisoner list later received by the Bangladesh consulate showed Abdul Basir had been detained under Saudi Arabia’s cybercrime law.
The same list showed Akhter had been detained on allegations of adultery.
The Bangladesh consulate in Jeddah received a list of 97 Bangladeshi prisoners, according to a confidential diplomatic memo reported by the Daily Star.
Saudi Arabia executed Akhter and Abdul Basir in Mecca.
A Bangladeshi foreign ministry spokesperson said Saudi Arabia had not yet responded to Dhaka’s queries.
- Executed
- Suety Akhter and Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir
- Execution date
- 14 October
- Location
- Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Bangladeshis working in Saudi Arabia
- Estimated 3.5 million
- Consular prisoner list
- 97 Bangladeshi prisoners
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