October 2022 — Nazrul Islam, 25, of Birampur village, Brahmanbaria, arrives in Saudi Arabia for work and takes a job as a cleaner in Makkah 2023 — About six months after arriving, he is arrested in Makkah; he will spend more than three years in prison, calling his mother in Bangladesh every Sunday October 11, 2026 — Nazrul's last phone call home to his mother, Rahima Begum — three days before his execution October 14, 2026 — Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry announces that Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir and Siti Akhtar, both Bangladeshi nationals, have been executed in the Mecca region after a court convicted them of an "immoral act" inside a mosque in Makkah and sentenced them to death under ta'zir; the ministry does not specify the act, name the mosque, or give a date — Bangladesh learns of the executions from media reports, having never been notified, and its Consulate General in Jeddah sends a note verbale to the Saudi Foreign Ministry October 17, 2026 — State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam says Dhaka is still waiting for official details and calls the executions "a major lesson for us"; on the Star News talk show "Kora Alap," BNP MP Quamruzzaman Ratan of Munshiganj-3 says he does not want the "sinful bodies" brought back to Bangladesh, drawing widespread criticism October 18, 2026 — A Bangladesh Foreign Ministry secretary meets Saudi Ambassador Abdullah Zafer bin Abiyah in Dhaka, who promises to obtain details from Riyadh October 19, 2026 — State Minister Humaiun Kobir calls the executions "very disappointing" and seeks an explanation for the information-sharing gap; Shama Obaed Islam says Dhaka is still waiting for a copy of the court verdict; The Business Standard reports Nazrul's aunt Abeda Begum died of a heart attack on hearing the news; Quamruzzaman Ratan apologises and withdraws his remark Current status — As of October 19, 2026, Bangladesh still has no copy of the verdict, the bodies remain in Saudi Arabia with repatriation pending a Saudi reply, and the act at the centre of the case has still never been officially described #Makkah #SaudiArabia #Bangladesh #Dhaka #Brahmanbaria - @thatssourr