Exiled author Taslima Nasrin has sparked a fresh controversy by criticizing renowned writer Abul Bashar for his current political stance. Nasrin, who once praised Bashar’s masterpiece Phulbau, expressed her deep resentment on social media, claiming that the author has “sold his backbone” to stay in the good books of the ruling party. She remarked that while she was once a fan of his literary genius, his current behavior reeks of opportunism and political bootlicking. This direct attack has triggered a heated debate among intellectuals in West Bengal and Bangladesh regarding the integrity of writers in the face of political influence.