Bangladesh remains third most peaceful country in South Asia

Bangladesh has once again been named the third most peaceful country in South Asia, ranking ahead of Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan, according to the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2024, released today by the Australia-based Institute for Economics & Peace.

Bangladesh’s state of peace was categorised as medium as the country ranked 93rd out of 163 countries with a score of 2.126 out of 5 in the index.

The lower the score the more peaceful the country.

The 18th edition of the index used 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators from highly…