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Asif Nazrul

Asif Nazrul
আসিফ নজরুল
Adviser for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Assumed office
9 August 2024
LeaderMuhammad Yunus (as Chief Adviser)
Preceded byAnisul Huq (as Minister)
Adviser for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment
Assumed office
16 August 2024
LeaderMuhammad Yunus (as Chief Adviser)
Adviser for Cultural Affairs
Assumed office
16 August 2024
LeaderMuhammad Yunus (as Chief Adviser)
Adviser to the Interim Government of Bangladesh
Assumed office
8 August 2024
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Preceded byPost established
Personal details
Born
Md. Nazrul Islam

(1966-01-12) 12 January 1966 (age 58)
Comilla, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Spouses
  • (m. 2004; div. 2013)
  • (m. 2013)
EducationPhD
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka,
University of London
OccupationWriter, academic
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] Renowned for his bold critique of Bangladeshi politics, Nazrul wrote more than ten novels and nonfiction books. He has been serving as an adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh since 8 August 2024 and as Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.

Education

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Asif Nazrul completed LLB and LLM in law at the University of Dhaka respectively in 1986 and 1987, and garnered his PhD degree from the University of London in 1999.[2] Afterwards he did his post-doctoral at the Environmental Law Center in Germany.[2]

Career

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Nazrul is a professor of law at the University of Dhaka. Previously he worked as a journalist and an administrative officer of Bangladesh government.

After the fall of Sheikh Hasina following the popular protests, Asif Nazrul was appointed as an adviser of the interim government on 8 August 2024.

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Nazrul was called upon by High Court of Bangladesh in 2012 for giving inciting speech at a TV talk show on 12 March 2012.[3] In 2013, his office at the University of Dhaka was set ablaze with kerosene.[4] In May 2013, he was threatened to death in a phone call supposedly for his harsh critique of the government.[4] In 2017, he was accused of defaming Shajahan Khan at Madaripur District Court by Faruk Khan, Shajahan Khan's cousin.[5][6][7]

Personal life

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Nazrul is married to Shila Ahmed and has a daughter.[8] Previously he married Rokeya Prachy in May 2004 and had a daughter. They got divorced in 2013.[9]

Selected bibliography

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Nonfictions

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  • 1/11 Sushan Bitarka (1/11 Good Governance Debate)
  • Awami Leaguer Shasankal (Ruling years of Awami League)

Fictions

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "'নোভা শীলা বলতো বাবা আসিফ নজরুলকে হারিয়ে ভর্তা বানিয়ে দাও'". পরিবর্তন (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Islam, Nazrul; Martinez, Isabel (2001). Environmental Law in Developing Countries: Selected Issues. IUCN. p. xi. ISBN 978-2-8317-0625-2.
  3. ^ আসিফ নজরুলকে হাইকোর্টে তলব. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Asif Nazrul warned to shun talk-show or be killed". 25 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ আসিফ নজরুলের বিরুদ্ধে নৌমন্ত্রীর ভাইয়ের মামলা. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. ^ লস্কর নিয়োগ নিয়ে ফেইসবুক পোস্ট: হাই কোর্ট থেকে জামিনে আসিফ নজরুল. bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. ^ সন্তান এলো আসিফ নজরুল -শীলার ঘরে. NTV Online (in Bengali). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  9. ^ আসিফ নজরুল-শীলার বিয়ে নিয়ে ফেইসবুকে ঝড়. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 25 December 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
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