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Banned and restricted books in Bangladesh
8 titles have been banned or restricted in Bangladesh, recorded across 8 dated, source-cited events, most often for religious / blasphemy.
Titles
8
Ban events
8
Top reason
Religious / blasphemy
Decades active
4
Most-restricted titles
| Title | Author | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lajja | Taslima Nasrin | 1993 | 1 |
| Amar Meyebela | Taslima Nasrin | 1999 | 1 |
| Ka | Taslima Nasrin | 2003 | 1 |
| Dwikhandita | Taslima Nasrin | 2003 | 1 |
| The Satanic Verses | Salman Rushdie | 1988 | 1 |
| Amar Fashi Chai | Motiur Rahman Rentu | — | 1 |
| Naree | Humayun Azad | — | 1 |
| Rangila Rasul | M.A. Chamupati | 1924 | 1 |
Stated reasons
- Religious / blasphemy
- 7
- Political content
- 3
- Sexual content
- 1
- Immorality
- 1
By decade
1920s1
1980s1
1990s4
2000s2
Documented bans
All 8 recorded events, most severe and most recent first.
Ka2003
Dwikhandita2003
Amar Meyebela1999
Amar Fashi Chai1999
Lajja1993
Naree1992
The Satanic Verses1988
Rangila Rasul1924
Source: Verboten, built on the banned-books.org Open Censorship Core (CC BY 4.0). Verboten compilation CC BY 4.0.