Elections are going to be held in Bangladesh in the next few days. Sheikh Hasina’s party Awami League is not taking part in this election. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia has passed away, her son Tariq Rahman is a strong contender for the post of Prime Minister. Meanwhile, the cycle of violence against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh does not seem to be stopping. There is hardly a day when there is no news of Hindus being beaten and their houses being burnt. Meanwhile, writer Taslima Nasreen, who was expelled from Bangladesh, has given a big statement.
Taslima Nasreen posted on social media platform X and wrote that there are two types of Jihadis in Bangladesh. He wrote, ‘One is a bearded, cap-wearing, madrasa-educated jihadi, while the other is a jihadi wearing western clothes and having a university degree.’
There are two kinds of jihadis in Bangladesh. One is the bearded, skullcap-wearing jihadi educated in madrasas; the other is the jihadi in Western clothes with a university degree. The work of both kinds of jihadis is the same: hostility towards India. Their dream is also the…
— taslima nasreen (@taslimanasreen) January 4, 2026
Both jihadis have only one dream: Taslima
The writer who was deported from the country further said that the objective of both types of Jihadis is the same, and that is enmity against India. Their dream is also the same – to wage war against India and merge Bangladesh with Pakistan.
If cultural relations between Bangladesh and India are destroyed then jihadis will emerge: Taslima Nasreen
He wrote, ‘100 percent of the people of Bangladesh have not yet become Jihadis. Many people still believe in free thought, progressivism and secularism. That is why the opportunity still exists to rebuild the country as a non-communal, civilized nation. If cultural ties between Bangladesh and India are destroyed then only jihadis will emerge.
Bangladesh suffered loss due to stoppage of cricket and cinema: Taslima Nasreen
The Bangladeshi writer wrote, ‘No problem will be solved by hatred and violence. Hate should not be answered with hatred, nor with tooth and nail. There should be no more wars. Cricket should continue, theater and cinema should continue, music should continue, clothes and fashion should continue, book fairs should continue. India may not suffer much loss by stopping them, but Bangladesh will suffer a lot.

