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India extends visa of Taslima Nasreen

Nasim || risingbd.com

Published: 11:16, 21 August 2015   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
India extends visa of Taslima Nasreen

Taslima Nasreen

Risingbd Desk: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen`s visa was extended by a year on Friday, media reported.

"Taslima Nasreen`s visa has been extended for one more year from the very date it was due to expire," a ministry official of India said.

Exiled from Bangladesh in 1994 for "hurting religious sentiments" with her novel `Lajja`, Nasreen took refuge in Kolkata in 2004. Since then, she has been getting Indian visa on a continuous basis.

She now stays in a posh South Delhi locality.

On many occasions in the past, the controversial Bangladeshi writer had expressed her desire to live in India permanently, especially in Kolkata.

Source: agencies

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