Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has ruled out the possibility of reconciliation in Bangladesh at this moment due to the 'continued denial' by the former regime of its crimes.

He made the remarks when two former senior United States diplomats -- Albert Gombis and Morse Tan, both of whom served during the Donald Trump administration -- asked whether a truth and reconciliation initiative, similar to post-apartheid South Africa, was possible in Bangladesh.

They met the Chief Adviser at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka late Tuesday night, said the Chief Adviser's press wing on Wednesday.

Albert Gombis, a former Acting Under Secretary of State, and Morse Tan, a former Ambassador-at-Large, are visiting Bangladesh ahea...