孟加拉国的经济恶化将不仅加剧了种族间的紧张关系并为吉哈德分子（jihadis）提供了一个适宜的成长环境，但是能够阻止这种下滑趋势所必需的改革却通常被政治混战和反对联合抵制所阻扰。
Economic deterioration in Bangladesh would only worsen inter-communal tensions and provide a fertile breeding ground for jihadis, but the reforms needed to head off decline are often blocked by political infighting and opposition boycotts.