Dehradun, Oct. 21 -- The recent execution of two Bangladeshi nationals, Nazrul Islam Abdul Bashir and Siti Akhter, by Saudi Arabian authorities on 14 October 2026, highlights critical gaps in the global human rights framework. The couple was put to death under ta'zir (discretionary judicial punishment) for allegedly committing an "indecent act" inside a mosque in Mecca, without public disclosure of specific charges or advance notice given to the Bangladeshi consulate. It has resulted in a deafening silence within India's otherwise vociferous human rights eco-system, which should actually be condemning outright this brutal, inhumane act that finds no justification of any kind in the present day world, be it on the basis of sovereignty or rel...