Exiled Bangladesh-born author Taslima Nasreen returned to Kolkata on Friday for the first time in nearly 19 years ahead of a literary event, PTI reported. Nasreen thanked the organisers and the West Bengal government for facilitating her visit and providing security. The programme she is due to attend has acquired political significance on account of the Bharatiya Janata Party having formed the government in West Bengal. She said the state government was only providing security, which she described as a “normal administrative responsibility”. Without that protection, it… — taslima nasreen (@taslimanasreen) July 20, 2026Edited by Neerad Pandharipande.