Makkah, Oct. 15 -- Saudi Arabia executed two Bangladeshi nationals on Wednesday, October 14, after they were convicted of committing indecent acts inside a mosque in Makkah, the kingdom's Interior Ministry announced.

The individuals were identified as Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir and Siti Akhtar, according to a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The ministry said security authorities arrested the pair before referring them to a competent court following an investigation. The court found them guilty and sentenced them to death under ta'zir, a discretionary form of punishment under Islamic law.

According to the statement, the court cited the seriousness of the offence, the violation of the mosque's sanctity and the circumstan...