Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Although Bangladesh has achieved remarkable gains over the past two decades, its percentile rank for Voice and Accountability and Control of Corruption remains in the bottom 15-20 percentile.

However, the country has transitioned from a low-income to a lower-middle income economy, registered strong GDP growth, improved primary school enrolment, and reduced extreme poverty. Recent digitization efforts have also borne fruit.

According to the 2024 UN Government Development Index, Bangladesh scored 0.6570 and climbed 11 places to rank 100th among 193 countries, above the global average of 0.6382.

These advances illustrate the capacity of Bangladesh to marshal resources, deliver infrastructure and foster human development....