Leadership in our country

By Momen, South Goran, Dhaka
20 November 2003, 18:00 PM
It is indeed heartbreaking that Bangladesh, since its emergence in 1971, has not seen a leader to be proud of. Despite being a country of 130 million, most of our leaders lack proper knowledge, education and above all leadership skills. While a true leader achieves love and respect from people through his rhetoric and actions -- the pseudo leaders in our country compel and allure people to love and respect them either by force or money.

None can win election without spending money and our leaders resort to corruption to compensate for the economic loss they incur during elections.

The famous leaders of the world at present and in the past who made their mark on history had their own ideas and philosophies derived from their perception, analytical ability and knowledge. Therefore they were able to motivate their respective nations and lead their people towards peace and progress. Their ideologies even induced other nations. They had their dreams and they pursued pragmatic approach to fulfil their dreams -- some of them succeeded in their lifetime, and the legacy of others continued for generations until fulfilment.

Bangladeshis were also shown many dreams by few great leaders, still we hear about many dreams, visions -- but in reality the life of ordinary people is tinged with nightmare indeed.

In a society where a handful of bourgeois and rich have all the privileges and enjoys socio-economical security and justice -- condition of the rest of the people of the country is just opposite. Society has become morbid -- moral and cultural degradation is persisting everywhere. Such socio-economic cancer which has metastasised the whole nation -- has been caused by the leaders who claim to be believers of socialism, democracy, theocracy, etc but practices Hedonism. But still in these situations -- we still dream of something (someone) -- A leader born out of sheer necessity of the present who will lead us to the apex of development.