Women have hopes where state is secular: Taslima NasrinLast Updated: September 23, 2025, 20:30 ISTRepresentational image (Image: News18)Bhubaneswar, Sep 23 (PTI) Exiled Bangladeshi author and feminist activist Taslima Nasrin on Tuesday said women have hopes where the state is secular and there is a need to separate the state from religion if true equality is to be achieved for females. Recommended Stories“Where the state is secular, women have hope," the writer said at a function in Bhubaneswar. Nasrin said, “Laws are to be based on equality and human rights, not religious doctrines which restrict their rights." She said she had been continuing her struggle for the restoration of human dignity and equality for women and would not retreat. PTI AAM NNFirst Published: September 23, 2025, 20:30 ISTNews agency-feeds Women have hopes where state is secular: Taslima NasrinDisclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s.