Bangladesh 3rd most peaceful in South Asia

Bangladesh has climbed up seven notches from last year in Global Peace Index for 2021.

This year the country secured 91st position with an overall score of 2.068 among 163 countries in the world.

Singapore has been named the most peaceful country in Asia and 11th overall in the world.

The Institute of Economics and Peace cumulatively measures safety and security, militarisation, and frequency of ongoing conflicts to fix ranks from most peaceful to least peaceful countries.