India, Oct. 19 -- The executions of two Bangladeshi nationals in Saudi Arabia have raised serious questions in Bangladesh after officials said they learned about the deaths only after the sentences had been carried out. The case has drawn public attention to the handling of foreign prisoners, communication between governments and the use of capital punishment in the kingdom.

Saudi authorities executed a Bangladeshi man and woman last Wednesday after convicting them of committing an "indecent act" inside a mosque in Mecca. However, Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry did not explain exactly what the pair did, while Bangladesh has asked Riyadh for detailed information about the case and the legal proceedings that led to their deaths.

The cas...