Sri Lanka, Jan. 28 -- Bangladesh is in a State of political and economic flux. There is a palpable absence of a unifying and competent authority,essential to stem the uncertainty and put the country on a definitive path to stability and progress.

True, Bangladesh's 173 million people are breathing the fresh air of freedom after 15 years of Sheikh Hasina's authoritarian rule. But the euphoria which followed her ouster in August last year is waning. Today, political uncertainty, administrative paralysis and economic chaosmark the once dynamic and thriving Bangladesh.

Except for the university students and the Jamat-e-Islami, few are singing hosannas for Dr.Muhammad Yunus, the head of the interim government who goes as the "Chief Advisor" ...