A 22-year-old Bangladeshi migrant worker named Nazrul Islam was executed in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on October 14. He had been detained by Saudi authorities for over three years.
Islam was executed alongside a woman. The Saudi Interior Ministry stated that both were convicted of committing an “indecent act” within a mosque, though the specific nature of the act was not detailed.
Bangladesh authorities reported that their Saudi counterparts had provided records indicating the pair were detained in August 2023 for offenses including adultery. However, these records did not mention any death sentences.
The Saudi ministry further clarified that the death sentence was issued under ta’zir, a category of punishment in Islamic law where judges determine both the offense and the corresponding sentence.
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Source: indianexpress.com
