06/10/2026
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Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal, speaking at the Bay of Bengal Conversation 2026, has emphasized that justice and accountability must come before national reconciliation. As Bangladesh navigates its post-authoritarian transition, this distinction is critical: reconciliation cannot be meaningful if it comes at the expense of truth, accountability, or the rights of victims.
Over the past year, the International Institute of Law and Diplomacy (IILD) has consistently advocated for a victim-centered Truth and Healing process in Bangladesh. Through a series of roundtables, expert consultations, comparative discussions, and victim-led initiatives, we have emphasized the need to establish the truth, document victimsโ experiences, ensure accountability, provide pathways for healing and rehabilitation, and place victims and survivors at the center of the transitional justice process.
At this stage, the priority should therefore be truth, justice, accountability, and healingโnot premature reconciliation. Genuine reconciliation, if it is to become possible in the future, must emerge from a process that first recognizes victimsโ suffering, establishes an honest public record, addresses impunity, and restores the dignity of those who endured state violence.
We welcome this renewed attention to a principle that has guided IILDโs work: there can be no sustainable reconciliation without truth, justice, and healing.
Read the report on Barrister Kayser Kamalโs remarksโ ๏ฟผ:
Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal on Monday said there is no room for reconciliation with the ousted Awami League regime as their ruthless actions against c
