With its seemingly unassailable parliamentary power, the BNP government may initially sweep all before it, legislating new bills at will. Should it stumble on the economy, the BNP government will find itself caught between the pincers of a rising Jamaat-e-Islami and a latent Awami League base. Youth discontent over jobs and corruption is unlikely to disappear easily. Rahman, who was sworn in as prime minister on Tuesday, will have to work hard to maintain political stability but his political success will depend on his primary task: reviving the economy.