Bangladesh, Feb. 10 -- Photo caption: Sultan Ahmad bin Sulayem, the Chairman of DP World of the United Emirates (UAE), and also the Chairman of the Ports, Customs, and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), seen in the photo enjoying use of holy Kaabas cloth (kiswah) as carpet – Photo: United States Department of Justice

There are moments in a nations political life when restraint is not timidity but wisdom. Bangladesh, under a Yunus-led interim government, finds itself at precisely such a moment. Interim administrations exist to keep the lights on, not to rearrange the house. Yet the handling of the Chattogram Ports New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT)—and the flirtation with DP World—suggests an authority overreach that raises...