New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- Bangladeshi-Swedish writer Taslima Nasreen, who has been living in exile since being expelled by the Khaleda Zia government in Bangladesh, is wondering if the ban on her book Lajja - and her 31-year-old exile - will finally come to an end with the former prime minister's death.

Reflecting somberly on Khaleda Zia's death, Taslima Nasreen said the former prime minster had a successful life without much suffering except for the time when Sheikh Hasina jailed her for two years.

She goes on to wonder if with her death, "will the bans on the books not be lifted?"

Taslima Nasreen said, "Khaleda Zia has passed away. She was 80 years old. From a housewife she became a party chief, and served as the country's prime minister...