Two people executed in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca were Bangladeshi nationals, not Indians
Two people executed in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca were Bangladeshi nationals, not Indians
Executive Summaryसारांश
Posts about the recent execution of two people in Mecca have misrepresented who they were. According to the BBC and Bangladesh’s The Daily Star, the two were Bangladeshi nationals executed on October 14, 2026. Bangladesh says it was not informed in advance.Posts about the recent execution of two people in Mecca have misrepresented who they were. According to the BBC and Bangladesh’s The Daily Star, the two were Bangladeshi nationals executed on October 14, 2026. Bangladesh says it was not informed in advance.
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Fact-checkers have pointed to reports by the BBC and The Daily Star to set the record straight on a case being misrepresented online. According to Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry, a Bangladeshi man and woman were executed in Mecca on October 14, 2026, after being convicted of an “indecent act” inside a mosque. The ministry did not specify the offence. The Daily Star reported that the two were named in a list of prisoners Saudi Arabia had shared with the Bangladesh mission, but the list did not mention that they had been sentenced to death. It noted “adultery” as the offence against one and “ICT” against the other. Bangladesh’s foreign ministry says it learned of the executions only afterwards and has asked the Saudi envoy for details. With more than three million Bangladeshis working in Saudi Arabia, the case has caused public concern in Bangladesh. Misidentifying the nationality or details of people in such cases can fuel false narratives, so posts should be checked against credible news reports.
Fact-checkers have pointed to reports by the BBC and The Daily Star to set the record straight on a case being misrepresented online. According to Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry, a Bangladeshi man and woman were executed in Mecca on October 14, 2026, after being convicted of an “indecent act” inside a mosque. The ministry did not specify the offence. The Daily Star reported that the two were named in a list of prisoners Saudi Arabia had shared with the Bangladesh mission, but the list did not mention that they had been sentenced to death. It noted “adultery” as the offence against one and “ICT” against the other. Bangladesh’s foreign ministry says it learned of the executions only afterwards and has asked the Saudi envoy for details. With more than three million Bangladeshis working in Saudi Arabia, the case has caused public concern in Bangladesh. Misidentifying the nationality or details of people in such cases can fuel false narratives, so posts should be checked against credible news reports.