Bangladesh furious as Saudi prison list omitted death sentences for 2 citizens

Bangladesh has expressed anger and sought a detailed explanation from Saudi Arabia after two of its citizens, Nazrul Islam and Sweety Akhter, were executed in Mecca on October 14 without prior notification to Dhaka. The government has questioned why their death sentences were missing from a list of convicted nationals sent by Saudi authorities on September 30, saying timely information could have allowed its diplomatic mission to explore possible intervention.As per reports by Bangladeshi outlet Prothom Alo, Dhaka is seeking copies of the verdicts, details of the judicial proceedings and confirmation of whether the two were allowed to defend themselves. The executions have raised concerns over a possible lapse in consular communication between the two countries.Bangladesh questions Saudi Arabia over missing sentencesOn Monday, Bangladesh's consul general in Jeddah, Md Sakhawat Hossain, raised the issue with Farid bin Saad Al Shehri, director general of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.