Manila, July 15 -- Exiled Bangladeshi author and human rights activist Taslima Nasreen is set to return to Kolkata for the first time in nearly two decades to attend a public programme against religious fundamentalism, a visit that has already triggered political debate in West Bengal.

Nasreen, 63, is scheduled to participate in an event at Rabindra Sadan on Aug 1 after receiving a joint invitation from three organisations.

According to the organisers, she will attend a civic reception, recite poetry and join a discussion on religious extremism, NDTV reports.

The visit will mark her first trip to Kolkata since 2007, when she left the city following violent protests over allegations that her writings were blasphemous, the news outlet w...