Bangladesh, Feb. 5 -- The International Crisis Group has cautioned that Bangladesh's next government will face multiple challenges, including weak institutions, a slow economy dependent on garments and remittances, and growing climate risks in one of the world's most densely populated countries.
The incoming government will also need to manage delicate foreign policy issues, including ties with India, US-China rivalry, and the unresolved crisis of over one million Rohingya refugees near the Myanmar border, said Crisis Group consultant Thomas Kean.
Kean noted that an elected government with a full five-year mandate would be better placed than an interim administration to manage political tensions and socio-economic pressures, but cautioned...