Volume 5, Number 4

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: Charismatic Leader of Bangladesh

  Authors

Md Read Hossain and Tasnova jerin Ulfat, Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU), Bangladesh

  Abstract

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is one of the most charismatic leaders of the Third World in the twentieth century. We know that Charismatic leaders are the gifts and mercy from God. They are torch bearers of knowledge and revolution. Every nation in one way or the other has been and is endowed with leaders and same is the case of Bangladesh nation which was fortunate enough to have a leader like Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who guided them in the times of freedom struggle, and trusted them into the region which dawned tranquility of mind and unshackled boundaries. It is in fact an old saying that good leaders build good nations which is equally true with the Bangladesh nation for which sheikh Mujibur Rahman sacrificed every breath and blood of his life and mapped a new nation in the world. The paper discusses the main achievements of the leader and particularly the independence of Bangladesh of which Mujib was the pivotal figure. The result revealed that Sheikh Mujib was stimulated people by his charismatic leadership capability and huge political knowledge. From his early life he was demonstrated two key leadership qualities which make him unquestionable leader of the Bangladesh. One key quality was proactive social consciousness and paramount dedication for politics. Sheikh Mujib has so many leadership skills that recognized him as a leader of general people. His aspiration and sacrifice for nation made him an icon of the country. Therefore, it can be concluded that his leadership trait made himself as a father of the nation. The people of Bangladesh had dreamt of an independent nation and that dream was finally implemented in really on 16Th December 1971 under the leadership of a true Patriot Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Bangladesh and its people were blessed with God‟s will of sending the Greatest Bengali Soul of all time on the soil of Tungipara. That greatest soul was nobody else but it is our “Father of the Nation” – Bangabandhu - Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was the greatest politician, philosopher and tourism lover the world has ever produced. He was the kindest person the world has ever noticed, he loved everyone more than he loved his own family and children. This study was carried out by descriptive analysis through the literature review of existing paper.