New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- As voting progressed in one of the most crucial National Elections in Bangladesh on Thursday, writer and activist Taslima Nasreen voiced serious concerns over the future political landscape, giving her overview of the threats and challenges that the country might face if the two main competitors, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam, come to power.

In a statement, Nasreen warned against what she described as the "Islamist threat" posed by Jamaat, while cautioning that the BNP would face "very serious challenges" if either of them came to power.

Nasreen expressed concern that if the BNP wins the election and forms the government, Jamaat could become the main opposition party for t...