India, July 14 -- Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin has announced that she will return to Kolkata after nearly two decades to attend a special literary event on August 1 at Rabindra Sadan.

The exiled writer shared the news through her official Facebook page, confirming that she had accepted an invitation to participate in a programme organised by Secular Mission and the Human Rights and Basic Freedom Foundation (HRBFF).

The organisers have described her as a "fiery symbol of protest against fundamentalism".

Nasrin has remained away from Kolkata since 2007, when widespread protests during the Left Front government led by the late Buddhadeb Bhattacharya forced her to leave the city amid security concerns.

Nearly two decades later...