Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The two Bangladeshis executed in Makkah had been held on separate charges, one over alleged cybercrime and the other adultery, according to a letter from Bangladesh Consulate General in Jeddah.

The consulate's Labour Welfare Wing said in a letter dated Oct 18 to the expatriates' welfare ministry secretary in Dhaka that the man was arrested on Aug 1, 2023, and held at Jeddah Correctional Facility.

The woman was arrested the following day and detained at Jeddah Women's Prison.

Both worked as cleaners for Al Majal Company. One was from Brahmanbaria and the other from Tangail.

The wing said it had no record of any Bangladeshi previously receiving the death penalty for such allegations.

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