Asif Nazrul

Asif Nazrul
আসিফ নজরুল
Nazrul in 2024
Adviser for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 August 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byAnisul Huq (as Minister)
Adviser for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 August 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byShafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury (as State Minister)
Adviser for Cultural Affairs
In office
16 August 2024 – 10 November 2024
Chief AdviserMuhammad Yunus
Preceded byNaheed Ezaher Khan (as State Minister)
Succeeded byMostofa Sarwar Farooki (as Adviser)
Personal details
Born
Mohammad Nazrul Islam

(1966-01-12) 12 January 1966 (age 58)
Comilla, East Pakistan, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2004; div. 2013)​

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(m. 2013)​
EducationUniversity of Dhaka (LL.B, LL.M)
University of London (PhD)
OccupationProfessor of law
Websiteasifnazrul.com

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.[1][2] Nazrul wrote more than ten novels and nonfiction books. He was appointed an adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh in August 2024.[3] He is responsible for the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment.[4][5]

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 SOAS University of London in 1999. Afterwards he did post-doctoral work at the Environmental Law Center in Germany.[2]

Career

Nazrul worked as a journalist and an administrative officer of Bangladesh government before becoming a professor of law at the University of Dhaka.[6]

After the fall of Sheikh Hasina following an uprising, He was appointed as an adviser to the interim government on 8 August 2024.[7][8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11][12][13]

Personal life

Nazrul married television and film actress Rokeya Prachy in May 2004.[14] They have a daughter together. They got divorced in 2013.[15] Nazrul remarried, to Shila Ahmed, and they have a daughter together.[16]

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

  1. ^ "'নোভা শীলা বলতো বাবা আসিফ নজরুলকে হারিয়ে ভর্তা বানিয়ে দাও'". poriborton.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Islam, Nazrul; Martinez, Isabel (2001). Environmental Law in Developing Countries: Selected Issues. IUCN. p. xi. ISBN 978-2-8317-0625-2.
  3. ^ "Asif Nazrul starts office at secretariat". The Daily Observer. 10 August 2024. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Remitters will get VIP service at the airport: Expat adviser". The Business Standard. 24 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Poll journey starts as search committee for Election Commission formed: Adviser Asif Nazrul". The Business Standard. 29 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Asif Nazrul". Prothom Alo. 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Asif Nazrul seeks apology for price hike of essentials". The Asian Age. Bangladesh. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Read the profiles of the advisors to the interim government". The Business Standard. 8 August 2024.
  9. ^ আসিফ নজরুলকে হাইকোর্টে তলব. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Asif Nazrul warned to shun talk-show or be killed". New Age. 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. ^ ড. আসিফ নজরুলের বিরদ্ধে মাদারীপুরে মানহানির মামলা. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 23 November 2017. Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  12. ^ আসিফ নজরুলের বিরুদ্ধে নৌমন্ত্রীর ভাইয়ের মামলা. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  13. ^ লস্কর নিয়োগ নিয়ে ফেইসবুক পোস্ট: হাই কোর্ট থেকে জামিনে আসিফ নজরুল. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  14. ^ Shilpi Mahalanabish (20 May 2004). "Prachy: Elegance personified". The Daily Star. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  15. ^ আসিফ নজরুল-শীলার বিয়ে নিয়ে ফেইসবুকে ঝড়. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 25 December 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  16. ^ সন্তান এলো আসিফ নজরুল -শীলার ঘরে. NTV (in Bengali). 9 May 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2019.