‘Took me 19 years to say I have returned to Kolkata’: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin
Taslima Nasrin returned to Kolkata after more than 18 years, having been forced to leave in November 2007 by the then Left Front government.
Nasrin said at a cultural and felicitation program, 'It took me around 19 years to say that I have returned to Kolkata.'
She was felicitated by three organizations: Paschimbonger Jonno, Human Rights Beyond Frontiers, and Secular Mission.
Nasrin lives in Delhi since 2011 on a long-term resident permit granted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.
West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari welcomed her, saying, 'You can come to West Bengal not just once, but as many times you want.'
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