Influence

Influence

Participants pose for a photo at the launch of the report titled “Renewing Governance from Gridlock: BPSC Reform Report”, organised by the Bangladesh Public Service Commission at Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka on 13 April 2026. Photo: TBS

Era of influencing PSC recruitment over: Ismail Zabihullah

Referring to the BNP’s 2026 election manifesto, Zabihullah said the target of recruiting 5 lakh government employees would be implemented with full transparency

Screengrab from video shared by Adviser Asif Mahmud

Asif Mahmud reveals 'deep state' offer to extend interim govt's tenure till 2029

Sketch: TBS

From television to YouTube: How children's media consumption is shifting and what it means

Insurrections loyal to President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the US Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. For many rioters who stormed the US Capitol, self-incriminating messages, photos and videos that they broadcast on social media before, during and after the Jan. 6 insurrection are influencing even the sentences in their criminal cases. Among the biggest takeaways from the Justice Department’s prosecution of the Jan. 6 insurrection is how large a role social media has played, with much of the most damning evidence coming from rioters own words and videos. Photo: UNB/AP

Capitol rioters' social media posts influencing sentencings

Salvatore Babones, columnist. Sketch: TBS

China is losing influence—and that makes it dangerous