Asif Nazrul

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Rokeya Prachi
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(m. 2004;div. 2013)​

Shila Ahmed
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(m. 2013)​
Asif Nazrul
আসিফ নজরুল
Asif Nazrul as Adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh.jpg
Nazrul in 2024
Adviser for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 August 2024
Education University of Dhaka (LL.B, LL.M)
University of London (PhD)
Occupation Professor of law
Website asifnazrul.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] 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, and the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment. [4] [5]

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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 the 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 divorced in 2013. [15] Nazrul remarried, to Shila Ahmed (daughter of writer Humayun Ahmed), and they have a daughter together. [16]

Selected bibliography

Nonfictions

Fictions

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. 1 2 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.
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