I Am An Atheist. I Do Not

Religion, Society And State - From None Of These Do Women Get Their Proper Honor. It Is Religion, Which Has Created An Unparalleled Disparity Between Men And Women.

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 Don't Find Any Difference Between Islam And Islamic Fundamentalists. I Believe Religion Is The Root, And From The Root Fundamentalism Grows As A Poisonous Stem. If We Remove Fundamentalism And Keep Religion, Then One Day Or Another Fundamentalism Will Grow Again. I Need To Say That Because Some Liberals Always Defend Islam And Blame Fundamentalists For Creating Problems. But Islam Itself Oppresses Women. Islam Itself Doesn't Permit Democracy And It Violates Human Rights.

I Was Born In A Middle Class Muslim Family, In A Small Town Called Myonenningh In A Northern Part Of Bangladesh In 1962. My Father Is A Qualified Physician; My Mother Is A Housewife. I Have Two Elder Brothers And One Younger Sister. All Of Them Received A Liberal Education In Schools And Colleges.

Among All The 'awards' That I Have Hitherto Collected, I Consider The Title Of 'patita' Or 'fallen Woman' To Be The Highest. This Is An Achievement Of My Long-struggling Life As A Writer And As A Woman.