Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- "I do not know whether my daughter is alive or dead. I want my daughter back. Alive or dead, I want her back. The last time we spoke, she said she would return home in two months."

A woman from Mirzapur in Tangail made the plea after hearing reports that two Bangladeshis had been executed in Saudi Arabia over alleged "immoral acts" at a mosque in Makkah and violating its sanctity and dignity.

Relatives say the woman went to Saudi Arabia for work nearly four years ago.

Her father borrowed money to pay Tk 150,000 to send her abroad. For the first five months, she sent money home. Then, one day, she called to say she had been taken to prison.

The family lost contact with her for about a year. Around 15 days ago, she cal...