Although there was contention over being kept in the loop about the legal proceedings, Bangladesh seems to accept the sentence that Saudi authorities carried out.

Although there was contention over being kept in the loop about the legal proceedings, Bangladesh seems to accept the sentence that Saudi authorities carried out.

Saudi Arabia's secret execution of two Bangladeshi workers, Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir and Siti Akhtar, on October 14, 2026, for alleged "immoral acts" inside a Mecca mosque sparked severe diplomatic pushback and international outrage.  

A decade-old beheading video circulated after two Bangladeshi nationals were executed in Saudi Arabia. A reverse search established that the footage showed a Myanmar woman's execution in 2015.