I Have Been Writing Poetry Since 1975.

I Believe That If The Silent Majority Were To Protest Against Those Who Believe In Irrational Blind Faith - Who Want To Go Backwards Instead Of Forward, Who Are For Tradition Not Innovation, Who Oppose Individualism And Plurality Of Thought - Then The World Would Become A Truly Civilized World In Which To Live.

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.

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.

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.

In Traditional Societies, We Have A Long Legacy Of Men Controlling The Body And Mind Of Women. Such Societies Have Valorised Motherhood And Fabricated Concepts Like Chastity. Women Have Been The Victims Of These Notions For Thousands Of Years.