According to the Global Terrorism Index 2020, released by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) on November 25 Bangladesh has ranked 33rd out of 163 countries, reports Dhaka Tribune. Bangladesh was 30th in 2019 while it was 25th the year before, according to the Global Terrorism Index 2020. For the second year in a row, South Asia was the hardest hit by terrorism. However, Bangladesh is the most successful South Asian country in countering terrorism.