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Bangladesh has slipped two notches on the World Press Freedom Index as it has ranked 165th among 180 countries in the 2024 report – placing at the bottom among the South Asian nations after Afghanistan.
The country scored 27.64 out of 100 in the 2024 index published Friday (3 May) by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day. Bangladesh’s score last year was higher at 35.31 (rank 163rd).
In 2022, Bangladesh’s position was 162nd with a score of 36.63. It ranked 152nd with a score of 50.29 in the…