Bangladeshi author-in-exile Taslima Nasreen returns to Kolkata after 19 years

1 min readUpdated: Jul 31, 2026 01:18 PM IST Bangladeshi writer and activist Taslima Nasreen has landed in Kolkata, West Bengal. She has returned to the state after 19 years. Facing intense backlash over her works, Nasreen has been living in exile since 1994. She was boycotted in the state under the Left and Trinamool Congress #WATCH | Bangladeshi writer and activist Taslima Nasreen arrives in Kolkata, West Bengal pic.twitter.com/ELHV54LHmF — ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2026 Nasreen who was in New York returned to Kolkata for the first time since 2007, when protests against her book Dwikhondito (Bifurcated) forced her to leave the city. (This is a developing story. Please refresh periodically for more updates.)