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Bangladesh’s famous and exiled writer Taslima Nasreen is going to step on the soil of Kolkata once again after 18 years. On August 1, 2026, she will participate in a special program organized at the prestigious Rabindra Sadan of the city and will recite her poems from the stage. The organizers of ‘Secular Mission’ and ‘For West Bengal’ have officially confirmed this. In 2007, Taslima had to suddenly leave Kolkata due to huge protests and uproar by fundamentalists, after which she has been continuously expressing her desire to return to this city.
Facebook post revealed, stir in political circles
The news of Taslima Nasreen coming to Kolkata has come to light through one of her Facebook posts. After the recent political changes in West Bengal, state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya had been continuously raising the demand to bring Taslima back to Bengal. Now that his return has been decided, its discussion has intensified in the political and social spheres. Interestingly, according to the organisers, the current Chief Minister of the state has also promised to be present at the event.
That dreadful scene of 21 November 2007, when Kolkata was shaken
With the news of Taslima Nasreen’s return, the controversial incident of 2007 has also been remembered. On 21 November 2007, fundamentalists had staged a violent protest against Taslima in Kolkata, which shook the entire city. The Chief Minister of the state at that time was Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and security forces (Army) had to be deployed in the city to handle the deteriorating law and order situation. After this incident, Taslima had to leave the city due to security reasons. However, even when Mamata Banerjee was the Chief Minister, he expressed his desire to return to Kolkata several times, but the conditions were not favorable then.
Writer will spread voice and thoughts on the stage of Rabindra Sadan
According to the information received, on August 1, Taslima Nasreen will not only read her poems but will also sing musical tunes on the historic stage of Rabindra Sadan. Organizers said that she will also share her thoughts and years of experience in this program. This is going to be a very emotional and big occasion for Taslima’s fans, because the writer herself had expressed the pain of not being able to return to Kolkata several times in interviews.
Former IPS officer Humayun Kabir reacted: ‘Avoid controversies’
Former state IPS officer Humayun Kabir has given his reaction on the return of Taslima Nasreen. He said, “I welcome Taslima ji as a writer. I personally like her writings and am happy with her coming. However, in the past some people have had objections to her views, so I would just like to say that she should refrain from saying anything new controversial from the platform.” The thing to note is that when Taslima had to leave Kolkata during the Leftist regime, Humayun Kabir was posted as an important officer in the state police.