Why did Saudi Arabia execute a Bangladeshi 'couple' in Mecca. Saudi Arabia executed a Bangladeshi man and woman in Mecca on October 14 after a court found them guilty of an indecent act inside mosque. They were sentenced to death under ta'zir, a form of punishment in Islamic law that leaves offence/sentence to judge. Bangladesh said it wasn't informed of its citizens' execution. It's unclear whether the two were married.