Bangladesh To Probe Attack On Taslima Nasreen’s Publisher At Book Fair

Dhaka: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh has ordered a probe after a group of madrasa students attacked a stall at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka over the display of a book written by exiled author Taslima Nasreen. Strongly condemning the mob attack, Chief Adviser Yunus said it was a display … Read more

“Cry, Bangladesh Cry”: Taslima Nasreen After Arson Attack On Mujibur Rahman’s Dhaka Home

Dhaka: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen expressed anguish on Thursday over the arson attack on Bangladesh’s founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence in Dhaka and stressed that memories of freedom fighters must never be erased. A staunch critic of communalism, Ms Nasreen called for a museum to be built on the ruins in the capital’s Dhanmondi … Read more