Beyond the uniform: What a soldier learned from a CEO

After 36 years in the Bangladesh Army,Major General (Retd) Md Nazrul Islamentered the corporate world, where he found in PRAN-RFL’s CEO Ahsan Khan Chowdhury a leader whose humility, vision and people-first ethos echoed the finest military values. In his reflections, he describes their unlikely mentorship as a revelation: true leadership—whether on the battlefield or in business—stems from service, integrity and an unwavering commitment to national progress. Beyond the uniform: What a soldier learned from a CEO A soldier’s life is often measured in decades of rigour, service and sacrifice to the motherland. I spent thirty-six years in the uniform of the Bangladesh Army, rising to the rank of Major General. My life was defined by discipline, planning and selflessness. At...