Ragib Ali

Ragib Ali (Bengali: রাগিব আলী; born 10 October 1938) is a Bangladeshi-born British industrialist,^[1] pioneer tea-planter and educationalist. He is also associated with bank, insurance companies, and many other business houses.

Early life

Ali was born in Talibpur, Bishwanath, Sylhet District, Bengal Presidency (now Bangladesh), British India. He has eight brothers.

Ali was educated in Bangladesh. He studied at the Raza G.C High School and College of Sylhet. In 1956, at the age of 18, he moved to the United Kingdom to further his education.

Career

In 1961, after completing his education Ali started being involved in business. Once in the UK, he transformed himself from an ordinary waiter to a leading entrepreneur. He still has links with UK through his family members, who live in London as well as in Bradford, the majority of his father's family now live in Croydon, South London.^[2]

Other work

Ali is the Chairman of Sylhet Tea Company Ltd. and several other tea estates in Sylhet and Chittagong. He is the Chairman of Southeast Bank Limited. He has played a pioneering role in the tea industry.

Ali is the founder chairman of Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College. He is also the immediate past Chairman of North South University Foundation. He is also the founder of Leading University and University of Asia Pacific. He also contributed in many schools and established many colleges around Bangladesh.^[2]

Corruption charges

The Bangladeshi Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against him for amassing illegal wealth and concealing information about his assets.^[3] He was also accused of illegal occupation of property which he was subsequently forced to give back. For amassing illegal property of Tarapur Tea Estate, where he has established JRRMC, arrest warrant was issued against him and as of August 11, 2016, he fled to India. He's arrested in India on 11/23/16 Indian police transfer him to sylhet police on same day now he's in sylhet jail

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