I Support The Rights Of All People

I Was Well Acquainted With The Calcutta Literary Circle Since I Was 17, When I Lived In Bangladesh And Published And Edited A Little Magazine Called 'sejuti,' For Which Young Poets From Both Bengals Wrote. If You Look At My Life, There Is No Question Of Using Anyone For Anything. I Have Only Got Banned, Blacklisted And Banished.

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.

Those Religions That Are Oppressive To Women Are Also Against Democracy, Human Rights, And Freedom Of Expression.

The Fundamentalists Are Increasing. People, Afraid To Oppose Those Fundamentalists, Shut Their Mouths. It Is Really Very Difficult To Make People Move Against A Sensitive Issue Like Religion, Which Is The Source Of Fundamentalism.

It Is Said That Peace Is The Basic Tenet Of All Religion. Yet It Is In The Name Of Religion That There Has Been So Much Disturbance, Bloodshed And Persecution. It Is Indeed A Pity That Even At The Close Of The Twentieth Century We've Had To Witness Such Atrocities Because Of Religion. Flying The Flag Of Religion Has Always Proved The Easiest Way To Crush To Nothingness Human Beings As Well As The Spirit Of Humanity.