SAUDI ARABIA: BANGLADESHI NATIONAL EXECUTED IN RIYADH
August 7, 2009: Muneer Ahmed Hussein Shah, a Bangladeshi national residing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was executed for murder. A statement by the Saudi Interior Ministry said Shah pleaded guilty to raping a woman, trying to suffocate her and setting her on fire. (Sources: Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies, 08/08/2009)
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