Syed Manzoorul Islam (born 18 January 1951) is a Bangladeshi critic, writer and a former professor of Dhaka University.

[2] He received a Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1996,[2] and his 2005 short stories collection Prem o Prarthanar Galpo was Prothom Alo's book of the year.

[3] Manzoor was born in the city of Sylhet to Syed Amirul Islam and Rabeya Khatun.

[citation needed] He received his graduate and post-graduate degree from the University of Dhaka respectively in 1971 and 1972.

[4] During his university days as a student, his friend's father fell sick and died in pain.