BD ninth most generous country in Asia: CAF

Bangladesh has been ranked ninth among its Asian neighbours in an international ranking of most generous countries, reports UNB.

With an overall score of 31 per cent, the country has been ranked 74 in the world and fourth in South Asia in the CAF World Giving Index 2018 by British organisation Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).

In the ninth edition of the CAF World Giving Index presents the ranking after collecting data from 146 countries across the globe over a five-year period (2013-2017).

"With as many as 2.4 billion people set to join the world's middle classes by 2030, it is crucial that we ensure that the groundwork is put in place to support and encourage a mass engagement in giving," said the report.

The rest of the Asian countries which made their place on top 10 are Singapore, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Nepal, Republic of Korea, Thailand and the Philippines, according to the CAF index.

Indonesia took the first position in the world scoring the highest 59 per cent, it said.