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Bangladesh clerics gain upper hand in persecuting writers
A cover story outlines how Islamist extremism in Bangladesh has intensified during Taslima Nasreen’s exile, accusing authors of blasphemy and prompting arrests, police protection, and threats. It notes past shifts toward Islam as state religion and the fierce climate against secular and feminist voices in Dhaka.
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Dhaka
Bangladesh
Taslima Nasreen
Sweden
Daud Haider
Haider
India
H. M. Ershad
Nasreen
Ahmed Sharif
Sufia Kamal
Rabindranath Tagore
Shamsur Rahman
Mufti Fazlul Huq Amini