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Mohammad Nazrul Islam, better known as Asif Nazrul (Bengali: আসিফ নজরুল; born 12 January 1966), is a Bangladeshi writer, novelist, columnist, political commentator, and a professor of law at the University of Dhaka. Nazrul wrote more than ten novels and nonfiction books. He was appointed an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh in August 2024. He is responsible for the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment.
Education
Asif Nazrul completed his LLB and LL.M. at the University of Dhaka in 1986 and 1987 respectively, and garnered his PhD degree from the University of London in 1999. Afterwards he did post-doctoral work at the Environmental Law Center in Germany.
Career
Nazrul worked as a journalist and an administrative officer of Bangladesh government before becoming a professor of law at the University of Dhaka.
After the fall of Sheikh Hasina following an uprising, He was appointed as an adviser to the interim government on 8 August 2024.
Threats and legal issues
In 2012, Nazrul was directed to appear before the High Court after a petition was filed, alleging that his remarks made during a televised talk show had incited undemocratic forces.
In 2013, his office at the University of Dhaka was reportedly set on fire with kerosene. In May of the same year, he received a death threat via telephone, which was linked to his criticism of the Sheikh Hasina administration.
In 2017, Faruk Khan filed a defamation case against him in the Madaripur District Court, citing statements perceived as defamatory toward his cousin Shajahan Khan, who was the Minister of Shipping at the time.
Personal life
Nazrul married television and film actress Rokeya Prachy in May 2004. They have a daughter together. They got divorced in 2013. Nazrul remarried, to Shila Ahmed, and they have a daughter together.
Selected bibliography
= Nonfictions
=১/১১ সুশাসন বিতর্ক (lit. '1/11 Good Governance Debate') ISBN 9847010501858
আওয়ামী লীগের শাসনকাল (lit. 'Ruling years of Awami League') ISBN 9789849078630
= Fictions
=Nishiddha Kayekjan (Forbidden Few)
Campuser Jubak (Youth at the Campus)
Akrosh (Wrath)
Pap (Sin)
Udhao (Lost)
Anya Alor Din (Days of other light)
Dakhal (Control)
Anyapaksha (The Other Side)
Tader Ekti Rat (One Night of Theirs)
Chonya (Touch)
Asamptir Galpa (Tale of Incompletion)
Bekar Diner Prem (Love at the Time of Unemployment)
Aboydho Aster Utsho (Source of illegal arms)
References
External links
Media related to Asif Nazrul at Wikimedia Commons
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Asif Nazrul
- Yunus ministry
- Shila Ahmed
- 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
- Rokeya Prachy
- 2024 Bangladesh Presidential resignation protests
- Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
- Sharmeen Murshid
- Asif Mahmud
- Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
