Iftekhar Mahmud

AI is no longer just helping us work. It’s starting to do the work itself. For years, artificial intelligence (AI) has played a supporting role, suggesting emails, summarizing meetings, and auto-filling code. These “co-pilot” systems, such as GitHub Copilot or Microsoft 365 Copilot, improved workflow efficiency but still required human intervention. A new paradigm is emerging — “agentic AI” — that shifts AI from reactive aide to proactive executor. AI today does more than merely respond to commands.

Iftekhar Mahmud · Follow 7 min read · -- The disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in 1961 remains one of the most intriguing and haunting mysteries in contemporary history. Michael’s narrative, as the heir of the powerful Rockefeller family, should have been one of privilege, recognition, and prosperity. However, it is distinguished by an unusual and unresolved incident that has perplexed historians, journalists, and conspiracy theorists alike.

The Aman season is in full swing, and new rice is entering the market in abundance. However, instead of decreasing, rice prices have continued to rise. This is contrary to the interim government's expectations that prices would drop with the start of the Aman season. The price of coarse rice has seen the highest increase. According to the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), the price of coarse rice has risen by three to four taka per kg in the past week alone.