Kazi M. Anisul Islam (also known as Kazi Anis Jewel) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at Comilla University, Bangladesh.

He earned both his Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSS) and Master of Social Sciences (MSS) in Mass Communication and Journalism from the University of Dhaka. In recognition of his outstanding academic performance in his BSS (Honors) examinations, he was awarded the Gold Medal by the late President of Bangladesh, Zillur Rahman, alongside numerous academic merit scholarships throughout his university studies.

Mr. Islam brings a rich background in professional journalism to his academic work. Following his graduation, he began his newsroom career as a Trainee Sub-Editor at Banglanews24.com. He later joined Prothom Alo, Bangladesh’s premier national daily, where he served for nearly seven years—spending over six months in the Online Section before reporting from the crime beat as a Staff Reporter for over six years.

Transitioning to academia in 2016, he served as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Journalism, Communication and Media Studies at the State University of Bangladesh until 2018, where he managed key administrative functions and served as Program Coordinator.

At Comilla University, Mr. Islam has continued to provide academic and administrative leadership, including serving as Department Chairman. 

An active researcher with at least eight peer-reviewed journal articles, Mr. Islam’s scholarly and teaching interests encompass print, broadcast, online, and mobile journalism, digital content creation, qualitative research methodologies, public relations, media law, and media sociology. He is the co-author of two books: অনলাইন সাংবাদিকতা : পাঠ ও প্রয়োগ (Online Journalism: Lessons and Applications, 2024)—a recognized textbook adopted across journalism and communication departments in Bangladesh and India—and প্রেক্ষাগৃহে ছবি দেখা: পাঁচ দশকের বিবর্তন (Watching Movies in Cinema Halls: Five Decades of Evolution), co-written with departmental colleague Assistant Professor Mahmudul Hasan.

• Journalism Studies, New Media and Digital Culure, Film, Gender, Political Communication, History, Philosophy, Literature