Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- A rally has been held in Dhaka's Shahbagh to protest the government's failure to prevent the execution of two Bangladeshis accused of engaging in "immoral activities" in Saudi Arabia.

Speakers criticised the government's actions in the event organised by a group called "Network for People's Action" outside the National Museum at 5pm on Friday.

Hasnat Qayyum, president of the Rastro Songskar Andolan, said at the rally: "When there is a situation where expatriates are killed without trial, without notice in the name of trial and their bodies are sent to Bangladesh, the questions that the people of Bangladesh are asking and the answers that one minister is giving are far more brutal than those of the previous fascist gove...