Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Bangladesh said it was not informed in advance that Saudi Arabia had executed two of its citizens in Mecca last week, and has asked Riyadh for a detailed explanation.

The two Bangladeshis, a man and a woman, were executed last Wednesday for what Saudi authorities described as indecent acts committed inside a mosque, according to reports citing the Saudi Interior Ministry.

The Saudi Interior Ministry said the highest court upheld the sentences and a royal decree authorised them, while the BBC reported the pair were convicted under tazir, which leaves punishment to a judge's discretion.

Dhaka seeks answers

Dhaka says neither the Foreign Ministry nor its mission in Saudi Arabia was notified beforehand, and a senior mini...