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Saudi Arabia hanged a Bangladeshi husband and wife in Mecca last Wednesday. Both were sentenced to death for committing obscene acts inside a mosque.
The Bangladesh government says that it was not informed before the punishment. He came to know about this matter after he was hanged.
Mecca is the holiest city of Islam and it is here that the world’s largest and holiest mosque ‘Al-Haram’ is present.
There were names in the list of prisoners, but there was no mention of punishment.
According to The Daily Star report, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Saudi Arabia had sought a list of Bangladeshi citizens lodged in jails. The names of this husband and wife were also included in the list sent by the Saudi government. However, the list did not contain information that both had been sentenced to death.
Bangladesh’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam said her government has contacted Saudi Arabia to seek more information on the matter. Bangladesh will decide what further steps to take only after receiving the reply from the Saudi government.
Saudi government said- the sanctity of the mosque was violated
According to Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry, both were given death sentence based on the rules of ‘Tajir’ under Islamic law. Tajir is a punishment whose severity rests with the judge.
The ministry said that the crime of the two was serious and they had violated the sanctity of the mosque. For this reason he was given death sentence.
More than 30 lakh Bangladeshis live in Saudi Arabia
More than 3 million Bangladeshis live and work in Saudi Arabia. Among these, a large number are people who work in low paying jobs. Religious and economic relations between the two countries are also very strong.
In such a situation, the question of sharing information between the two countries in the case of punishment to Bangladeshi citizens has become important. Bangladesh government is now waiting for Saudi Arabia’s response.
Nearly 100 people hanged in Saudi Arabia this year
According to Amnesty International, about 100 people have been hanged in Saudi Arabia so far this year. These also include foreign citizens. Several foreign nationals were convicted in drug-related cases.
Earlier in 2011, eight Bangladeshi men were publicly hanged in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. He was convicted of the murder of an Egyptian citizen.
Sri Lankan citizen’s sentence canceled in Facebook comment case
This month, Saudi Arabia had canceled the death sentence of a Sri Lankan citizen. He was convicted of insulting religion for making a comment on Facebook.
There were protests in Sri Lanka regarding this matter. After this, efforts were made at the diplomatic level to provide relief to that person. Eventually, Saudi Arabia revoked his death sentence.
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