← Fact checks
No evidence the two Bangladeshis executed in Mecca were newlyweds
✕ The claim
The two Bangladeshis executed in Mecca on 14 October were a newlywed couple on their honeymoon.
✓ The facts
Nazrul Islam's father told Kalbela his son was unmarried and the family did not know the woman. A local ward member said he had not married in Bangladesh. No news outlet or official source has published evidence of a marriage. The viral Kaaba photo shared with the claim shows an Egyptian couple, taken in December 2024.
What we don't know yet
Whether any marriage took place in Saudi Arabia. No source has addressed this either way.
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