The Fundamentalists Are Increasing. People, Afraid To

Religion Is Against Women's Rights And Women's Freedom. In All Societies Women Are Oppressed By All Religions.

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.

There Is No Such Thing As A 'superior' Or 'inferior' Culture, There Are Only Various Cultural Patterns Which Make Up This Beautiful, Multicolored Mosaic.

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.

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.