
Jul 31, 2026
✦Hindustan Times
Taslima Nasreen touches down in Kolkata after 18 years, says happy to return
Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen landed in Kolkata on Friday, 18 years after she was forced to leave the city. "I am feeling very happy. Thank you all," she said. The 63-year-old writer arrived for a two-day event. She previously left in 2007 following protests over her controversial writings.