Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Nasreen Urges Lift of Awami League Ban, Calls for Hasina’s Return
Taslima Nasreen is a writer who lives in India because she was forced to leave Bangladesh.
She says the Bangladeshi government banned her party, the Awami League, and that is unfair.
She wants the party to be allowed to run in elections again and wants the former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, to come back.
Nasreen also says that schools called madrasas make people violent and wants them to become normal schools.
She is worried about Hindu monks and other people who speak out being arrested.
She thinks Bangladesh is becoming more dangerous for minorities.
She hopes her words will help people remember that everyone should be free to speak and vote.
Taslima Nasreen calls for lifting the 2025 ban on the Awami League and for former PM Sheikh Hasina to return to Bangladesh.
She describes the ban as undemocratic and a move against democracy, urging the party to participate in elections.
Nasreen criticizes religious seminaries (madrasas) for producing extremists and calls for their conversion to secular schools.
She demands the release of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, citing persecution of free thinkers in Bangladesh.
Nasreen highlights violence against Awami League workers after Hasina’s ouster and the growing influence of Islamist groups.
- Who
- Taslima Nasreen, Sheikh Hasina, Chinmoy Krishna Das
- What
- Nasreen calls for lifting the Awami League ban and Hasina’s return, criticizes madrasas, demands release of Chinmoy
- When
- August 2024
- Where
- Kolkata, India
- Why
- She argues the ban is undemocratic and threatens minority rights
- Ban Year
- 2025
- Ban Reason
- Anti‑terrorism legislation
- Key Figure
- Taslima Nasreen
- Targeted Leader
- Sheikh Hasina
- Minority Leader
- Chinmoy Krishna Das
