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Nasreen Kolkata Return

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Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen returned to Kolkata on July 31, 2026, after 19 years, marking an emotional homecoming. Her visit, ahead of a public event on August 1, sparked discussions on free speech. West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari welcomed her, assuring security and emphasizing democracy.

How it unfolded

  1. 20h ago

    Nasreen says return proves injustice not permanent

  2. 20h ago

    CM Adhikari assures security, praises state's democracy

  3. 2d ago

    Nasreen arrives in Kolkata after 19 years, calls it homecoming

  4. 3d ago

    Nasreen hints at shrinking secular space ahead of Kolkata return

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'Come To Bengal As Much As You Want': Suvendu Adhikari To Taslima Nasreen

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  1. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari invited author Taslima Nasreen to West Bengal, saying she is welcome to come as much as she wants.

  2. Adhikari called West Bengal a 'safe' state under current governance.

  3. He said her presence demonstrates that democracy, constitutional values, freedom of speech, and fundamental rights are secure in the state.

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Space for secular thought in Bangladesh has shrunk: Exiled writer Taslima Nasreen ahead of Kolkata return

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  1. Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen said space for secular thought in Bangladesh has 'shrunk dangerously' ahead of her first public appearance in Kolkata in nearly 19 years.

  2. Nasreen will attend a programme in Kolkata on August 1, expected to be attended by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.

  3. Her last public appearance in Kolkata was in 2007, when protests over her memoir 'Dwikhandito' forced her to leave; the book was banned by the West Bengal government in 2003.

  4. Nasreen described her return as a 'victory for freedom of expression' and said fundamentalists failed to silence her voice despite threats and fatwas.

  5. She thanked the organisers and the West Bengal government for facilitating the visit and providing security.

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Taslima Nasreen returns to Kolkata after 19 years, calls it a homecoming for free speech

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  1. Taslima Nasreen returned to Kolkata after 19 years.

  2. She called the return a homecoming for free speech.

  3. Nasreen is set to make her first public appearance in Kolkata since 2007 at an event on August 1.

  4. She said returning to the city felt like coming back to 'my own country'.

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Taslima Nasrin returns to Kolkata after 19 years ahead of anti-fundamentalism event

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  1. Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin returned to Kolkata on July 31, 2026, her first visit since November 2007.

  2. Nasrin arrived at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport for an anti-fundamentalism literary event at Rabindra Sadan on August 1.

  3. The event is attended by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay.

  4. Nasrin left Kolkata in 2007 amid violent protests linked to her writings; she had previously settled there in 2004 after leaving Bangladesh in 1994 over threats related to her novel Lajja.

  5. Her visit has reignited debates on free speech, secularism, and politics, occurring under West Bengal's newly elected BJP government.

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