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Other books by her were also banned in Bangladesh or in the Indian state of West Bengal. Amar Meyebela ( My Girlhood , 2002), the first volume of her memoir, was banned by the Bangladeshi government in 1999 for "reckless comments" against Islam and the prophet Mohammad . [ 37 ]
In 2002, the government of Bangladesh banned Wild Wind by Taslima Nasreen. This was the third book of Taslima that was banned by the government of Bangladesh. She had been force to flee Bangladesh after the publication of her novel Lajja, which had been deemed blasphemous. Her second book, My Girlhood, was also banned for blasphemy. [33]
Lajja (Bengali: লজ্জা Lôjja) (Shame) is a novel in Bengali by Taslima Nasrin, a writer of Bangladesh. The word lajja/lôjja means "shame" in Bengali and many other Indo-Aryan languages . The book was written about the violence, rape, looting and killings of Bengali Hindus that took place in December 1992 after the destruction of ...
In 1999, the book Amar Fashi Chai was published, after which it was banned by the Awami League government. [7] Following the ban, there were attempts to assassinate Matiur Rahman. On June 20, 2000, at around 3:30 PM, he was shot at his residence on 9 No. BK Das Road. He sustained four bullet wounds in the attack but was able to survive.
Dwikhandito ("Split in two") is an autobiographical book of Bengali novelist and poet Taslima Nasrin, published in 2003.This is the third volume of Amar Meyebela.The book was first published in Bangladesh under the title Ko ("Speak") and banned. [1]
It's Banned Books Week, an annual effort by the American Library Association to raise awareness about censorship.. Each year, the ALA creates a top 10 list of the most challenged books filed by ...
Banned books is a contentious debate in courts, classrooms and libraries. Here's an overview of the national debate and the most banned books. It's Banned Books Week: Most challenged titles and ...
Taslima Nasrin [a] (born 25 August 1962) is a Bangladeshi writer, physician, feminist, secular humanist, and activist. She is known for her writing on women's oppression and criticism of religion; some of her books are banned in Bangladesh.