Bangladesh improves in Global Terrorism Index

Bangladesh has moved up three spots in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025, ranking 35th this year compared to 32nd last year, thanks to a reduced impact of terrorist activities in the country.

The information was revealed in the Global Terrorism Index 2025 published on Wednesday by the Sydney-based research organisation, the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

Since 2012, IEP has been publishing this index annually based on five-year data to measure global trends and characteristics of terrorism worldwide.

In its 12th edition, the IEP said that Bangladesh experienced less impact from terrorism in 2024 compared to India, Pakistan, and the regional average of South Asia.

In the 2025 GTI index, Bangladesh scored 3.03. The scoring ranges from zero to ten, with zero indicating no impact of terrorism and ten reflecting the highest level of terrorism.

This year, the IEP evaluated 163 countries and ranked 100 of them based on the impact of terrorism. Bangladesh’s score of 3.03 placed it at 35th position, an improvement from its 32nd position last year.

The index is compiled based on statistics such as the number of terrorist attacks, fatalities, injuries, and hostage incidents recorded over a one-year period.

The Sydney-based organisation reported that terrorism remains a global threat. In 2024, the number of countries experiencing at least one terrorist attack rose from 58 to 66.