Sheikh Hasina's government is one of the best Bangladesh has ever had. She is taking action against fundamentalists. But even she refused to let me return. I don't think I can ever return home.

All I ever want is to return to either Bangladesh, my motherland, or India, my adopted home.

Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.

I have had fatwas issued against me, some three in Bangladesh and another five in India. I will not be cowed by these threats and shall fight for my rights.

When Bangladesh refused to renew my passport, I used U.N. travel documents. You can't disown your country.

The fundamentalists are increasing. People, afraid to oppose those fundamentalists, shut their mouths. It is really very difficult to make people move against a sensitive issue like religion, which is the source of fundamentalism.