A delegation of the visiting Turkey's International Jurists Union had a meeting with BNP leaders on Friday and discussed a wide range of issues, including the judicial system of Bangladesh and the prosecution of individuals involved in repressive acts who have fled the country in the face of a mass uprising.

The 16-member delegation of the International Jurists Union went to the BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office around 3pm and held the meeting with a BNP team led by party standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury.

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Talking to reporters after the meeting, Khosru said the discussion focused on several critical issues, including Bangladesh's judicial system, the return of individuals who fled the country in the wake of a mass uprising, and how to hold accountable those involved in extrajudicial killings.

“We discussed Bangladesh's judicial system during this transitional period, following the ouster of the autocrats. We also talked about how to bring those who fled the country to trial, drawing on Turkey's experience and practices in this regard,” he said.

The BNP said the discussions also covered how to prosecute politicians and those who abetted the autocratic government in perpetrating mass killings during the uprising, forcibly making people disappear, carrying out extrajudicial killings, and committing other repressive acts.

He also talked about the legal procedures required to bring back the autocratic ruler and her cohorts, who had fled the country. "Our discussions with them will continue as we work towards reforming our judiciary. It's impossible to maintain order if the judicial system is not functioning properly.”

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Khosru also said out of 12,000 judges and prosecutors in Turkey, 4,000 were removed for their alleged links to a failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

He said many politicians and government officials fled Turkey following their failed attempt to oust Erdogan. “We discussed how we can draw from their experience in this regard.”

Apart from Khosru, BNP Chairperson's Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee Member Tasvir Ul Islam, along with party leaders Barrister Nasir Uddin Ahmed Ashim and Shama Obed, were also present at the meeting.