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New Delhi:
Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin, who was
dramatically bundled out from West Bengal in November 2007, returned
here today for extension of her visa which is ending on August 17.
The 46-year-old Bangladeshi writer, who has been a target of Islamic
fundamentalists, arrived at the Indira Gandhi International airport
in the morning from a European country and was immediately whisked
away by security agencies to an undisclosed destination, official
sources said.
The future plans of the doctor-turned writer, who shot to fame with
her controversial book "Lajja", were not immediately known.
Her visa is valid till August 17. She has been requesting for
permanent residentship in the country, but the government has not
taken any decision on the issue.
Taslima had left India on March 18 last year for Sweden after she
was kept in a safe house in the national capital for more than four
months. Taslima, who had not been allowed to see any visitors during
the period, had described her confinement as living in "a chamber of
death".
The papers for extending visa of Taslima, who will celebrate her
47th birthday on August 25, had been moved and the nod for the
extension was likely to be given by the government soon, sources
said. The sources said they were awaiting Government's order over
the future course of action.
She had come in February earlier this year but was asked to leave
immediately after visa was granted to her till August 17 because of
the general elections in the country.
The author has not been pressing for visiting her residence in
Kolkata this time as she was skeptical of Left parties' response to
her arrival, they said.
Taslima has lived in exile in many countries including France,
Sweden and India since 1994. During her stay in India in the last
five years, she has periodically travelled abroad with the last trip
being in November 2007 when she was asked to leave West Bengal.
Recipient of various awards, Taslima was shifted from her Kolkata
residence after violent protests marred parts of the metropolis over
her controversial book "Dwihondito" (divided into two).
Certain references in the book had stirred a storm with some Muslim
organisations demanding that she be asked to leave the state.
Taslima was packed off from Kolkata and shifted to Jaipur. The
Rajasthan government decided to shift her to Delhi after some Muslim
organisations threatened state-wide protests against her stay there.
Despite the writer's wish to return to Kolkata, the Left Front
government in West Bengal did not pay any heed to her request.
The Bangladeshi author had said that she was "forced" to depart from
Kolkata at such a short notice that she did not have time to even
change her clothes.
A Swedish passport holder, Taslima flew to Sweden from Delhi on
March 18 last year and was admitted to hospital following health
problems.
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