Bangladesh’s position remains unchanged

City Desk :
Bangladesh’s position has remained the same on the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index this year as the country ranked 127th out of 142 countries.

However, the Bangladesh’s score declined slightly.

This year, the country scored 0.38 out of 1. Last year, the country’s score was 0.39 while it was .4 in 2021.

In South Asia, Bangladesh ranked 4th out of six nations, reports media.

Nepal is the top performer in the region which ranked 71st followed by Sri Lanka and India.

The three countries with the lowest scores in the region are Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, according to the report.

Among lower-middle income countries, Bangladesh ranked 28th out of 37.

Globally, the top-ranked country in the 2023 WJP Rule of Law Index is Denmark, followed by Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Germany.

The country with the lowest score is Venezuela, then Cambodia, Afghanistan, Haiti, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.??

The factors which have been counted for ranking are-constraints on government powers, absence of corruption, open government, fundamental rights, order and security, regulatory enforcement, civil justice and criminal justice.