Dhaka, May 30 -- Bangladesh is facing a precarious economic moment, caught in what economist Mustafa K Mujeri calls a "critical transition" marked by persistent political uncertainty and deepening economic strain.

Speaking on bdnews24.com's Inside Out, the former Bangladesh Bank chief economist warned that the fallout from last year's August Revolution has left the country grappling with a rare convergence of political volatility and economic dysfunction--conditions he describes as "one of the most transitional times Bangladesh has faced since independence in 1971."

He observed that instability on both fronts is leaving people unsettled about the future. "People are kind of, you know, really they don't know what's going to happen tomorr...