Taslima has received a number of international awards in recognition of her uncompromising demand for freedom of expression. Awards and Honours given to her include the following:
- Ananda literary Award, India, 1992
- Natyasava Award, Bangladesh, 1992
- Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thoughts from the European Parliament, 1994
- Human Rights Award from the Government of France, 1994
- Edict of Nantes Prize from France, 1994
- Kurt Tucholsky Prize, Swedish PEN, Sweden, 1994
- Hellman-Hammett Grant from Human Rights Watch, USA, 1994
- Humanist Award from Human-Etisk Forbund, Norway, 1994
- Feminist of the Year from Feminist Majority Foundation, USA, 1994
- Honorary Doctorate from Ghent University, Belgium, 1995
- Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service, Germany, 1995
- Monismanien Prize from Uppsala University, Sweden, 1995
- Distinguished Humanist Award from International Humanist and Ethical Union, Great Britain, 1996
- Humanist Laureate from International Academy for Humanism, USA, 1996
- Ananda literary Award, India, 2000
- Global Leader for Tomorrow, World Economic Forum, 2000
- Erwin Fischer Award, International League of non-religious and atheists (IBKA), Germany, 2002
- Freethought Heroine Award, Freedom From Religion Foundation, USA, 2002
- Fellowship at Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA, 2003
- UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the promotion of tolerance and non-violence, 2004
- Honorary Doctorate from American University of Paris, 2005
- Grand Prix International Condorcet-Aron, 2005
- Sharatchandra literary award, West Bengal, India, 2006
- Honorary citizenship of Paris, France, 2008
- Simone de Beauvoir Prize, 2008
- Fellowship at New York University, USA, 2009
- Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, USA, 2009
- Feminist Press award, USA, 2009
- Medal of honour from the city of Lyon, France, 2009
- ‘Fighting against Censorship’ award, from Producciones Serrano, Bilbao, Spain, 2009
- Honorary Doctorate from Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 2011
- Honorary Citizenship from Esch, Luxembourg, 2011
- Honorary Citizenship from Metz, France, 2011
- Honorary Citizenship from Thionville, France, 2011
- Honorary Doctorate from Paris Diderot University, Paris, France, 2011
- Universal Citizenship Passport. From Paris, France, 2013
- Academy award from the Royal Academy of Arts, Science and Literature, Belgium, 2013, 2013
- Ingemar Hedenius Award, 2014
- ‘Emperor Has No Clothes Award’, Freedom From Religion Foundation, USA, 2015