In a season when engines of commerce run hottest, Bangladesh's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has moved to ensure the country does not run dry. Approving 695,000 tons of diesel and jet fuel through government-to-government agreements, Dhaka is quietly practicing the oldest form of statecraft: preparing for scarcity before it arrives. The decision, presided over by Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, reflects a government that has learned to read the horizon rather than wait for the storm.