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.

[2] 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.

In May of the same year, he received a death threat via telephone, which was linked to his criticism of the Sheikh Hasina administration.