<p>The 47-year-old Bangladeshi writer, who has been a target of Islamic fundamentalists, is currently staying at an undisclosed destination, official sources said.<br /><br />Taslima had left India in August last year for Washington after succeeding to get extension of visa which expires on February 16.<br /><br />The writer has been requesting for permanent residency in the country but the government has not taken any decision on the issue.<br /><br />She had earlier expressed her desire to visit Kolkata, which has been turned down saying radical elements may try and harm her, the sources said.<br />Earlier, she was dramatically bundled out from West Bengal in November 2007 in the wake of violent protests by radical Muslim groups there.<br /><br />Taslima has lived in exile in many countries, including France, Sweden, the US and India, since leaving her home in Dhaka in a cloak of secrecy in 1994. During her stay in India in the last five years, she has periodically travelled abroad with the last trip being in August 2009.</p>
<p>The 47-year-old Bangladeshi writer, who has been a target of Islamic fundamentalists, is currently staying at an undisclosed destination, official sources said.<br /><br />Taslima had left India in August last year for Washington after succeeding to get extension of visa which expires on February 16.<br /><br />The writer has been requesting for permanent residency in the country but the government has not taken any decision on the issue.<br /><br />She had earlier expressed her desire to visit Kolkata, which has been turned down saying radical elements may try and harm her, the sources said.<br />Earlier, she was dramatically bundled out from West Bengal in November 2007 in the wake of violent protests by radical Muslim groups there.<br /><br />Taslima has lived in exile in many countries, including France, Sweden, the US and India, since leaving her home in Dhaka in a cloak of secrecy in 1994. During her stay in India in the last five years, she has periodically travelled abroad with the last trip being in August 2009.</p>