All I Ever Want Is To Return

I Strongly Believe That No One Can Be A True Feminist Without Being An Atheist. All Religions Are Anti-women. No One Can Be Pro-woman While Supporting Anti-woman Dogmas.

Sheikh Hasina's Government Is One Of The Best Bangladesh Has Ever Had. She Is Taking Action Against Fundamentalists. But Even She Refused To Let Me Return. I Don't Think I Can Ever Return Home.

I Write Against The Religion Because If Women Want To Live Like Human Beings, They Will Have To Live Outside The Religion And Islamic Law.

I Want To Live In Kolkata; I Don't Want To Live In Europe - I Can't Write There. I Write In Bengali, And I Need To Be Surrounded By The Bengali Language And Culture.

I Have Lectured At The U.n. And Travelled Widely, Giving Lectures On Human Rights And Gender Inequalities In Universities. But This Is A Life I Do Not Wish To Live. I Don't Want To Be A Showcase, I Want To Be In A Battlefield Where I Can Stand Beside The Oppressed And The Poor.