Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen revisited Kolkata after nearly two decades, following her forced departure amid protests over her controversial memoir Dwikhandito.
Taslima Nasreen was exiled from Kolkata in 2007
Jul 31, 2026
01:34 pm
What's the storyExiled Bangladeshi writer and activist Taslima Nasreen returned to Kolkata on Friday, nearly two decades after she was forced to leave the city.
"I am really liking it here," she said upon landing at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport.
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