Bangladesh has ranked 5th out of 121 countries and become the best in the South Asian region in the latest Nikkei Covid-19 Recovery Index.
Compared to March, 2022, Bangladesh's rank improved eight notches from 13th to 5th as of April 30 due to depleting number of Covid-19 infection and related casualty in the country.
Bangladesh ranked top among the South Asian countries with a score of 80 (on a scale of 100), followed by Nepal (6th), Pakistan (23rd), Sri Lanka (31st), India (70th), and Afghanistan (117th), while Bhutan and the Maldives weren't included in the list.
Besides, close neighbour Myanmar was ranked 62 in the index with 63 points, showed the latest report published on Thursday.
The index assesses countries and regions on infection management, vaccine rollouts and social mobility.
The higher the ranking, the closer a country is to recovery, characterised by lower infection and death rates, better inoculation coverage, as well as fewer movement restrictions.
Meanwhile, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Cambodia, and Rwanda grabbed the first four spots with 87, 87, 83.5, 82.5 points respectively.
In the last 16 days, Bangladesh recorded zero Covid-19 related deaths with the minimal number of positive cases which was reflected in the latest index.
According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), about 75.46 per cent of the population has received at least a single shot of the vaccine, while 68.19 per cent received both shots of the antidote.
As of Friday, a total of 1,952,766 positive cases of Covid-19 were logged in the country while the number of deaths due to the viral disease stood at 29,127.
Meanwhile, the total recoveries from the infection reached about 1,897,046 with the recovery rate of 97.15 per cent, DGHS data showed.
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