Bangladesh struggles to chart an economic path

The departure of Bangladesh's ruling elite has left a vacuum that is far more than political it is economic. 

Since the dramatic ousting of prime ninister Sheikh Hasina in August, followed by the exodus of influential business and political figures who are alleged to have siphoned off billions, the country's economy has been in free fall.

Factories have shuttered, banks are on the brink of collapse, and workers sit idle with no work orders in sight.

With banks failing to provide funds for trade and business, much less paying back money to depositors, private sector investment has slowed to a trickle causing mass...