STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus yesterday ruled out the possibility of a truth and reconciliation initiative in Bangladesh due to the continued denial by the former regime of its crimes.

“Time is not right. Where do you start? Truth and reconciliation come when you admit that you were wrong, when you repent and show remorse for your crimes, and when you create the right atmosphere,” he told two former American diplomats.

The diplomats, who called on him at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka, asked whether a truth and reconciliation initiative -- similar to post-apartheid South Africa -- was possible in Bangladesh, said the CA press wing in a statement.

Yunus said that as a friend of the late Nelson Mandela, he closely followed South Africa’s truth and reconciliation process but saw no possibility of a similar move in Bangladesh at this moment due to the continued denial

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