New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- Saudi Arabia executed a Bangladeshi man and woman on October 14 after a court convicted them of committing "indecent acts" inside a mosque in the holy city of Mecca.

The executions have prompted questions from Bangladesh, which says it was not informed beforehand and is seeking an explanation from Riyadh.

The Saudi Interior Ministry said the court sentenced the two to death under ta'zir, a category of punishment under Islamic law that gives judges discretion in determining offences and penalties.

However, the ministry did not specify what the alleged acts were, identify the mosque where they took place or disclose when the two were arrested. Gulf News reported that the verdicts were upheld by the relevant judicial...