Exiled author Taslima Nasreen's visa extended by 1 year
Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen, who has been living in India since 2004, has been given a visa extension for one more year, with effect from July 23, 2017. Nasreen was exiled from Bangladesh in 1994 for "hurting religious sentiments" with her novel 'Lajja'. She has since lived in Kolkata and New Delhi in India, and the US and Europe.