Iceland at top positionBangladesh has ranked 108th in the KidsRights Index, an annual global index which ranks how countries adhere to, and are equipped to improve children’s rights. The KidsRights Index is an initiative of the KidsRights Foundation, in cooperation with Erasmus University Rotterdam in Netherlands. The index consists of five categories - Right to Life, Right to Health, Right to Education, Right to Protection, and Enabling Environment for Child Rights. Bangladesh made an overall score of 0.672 to be placed at 108th, while Thailand ranked at 14th among South Asian countries, on the index published on their website. Iceland made the top position with an overall score of 0.967, followed by Portugal, and Switzerland.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 19, 2019 16:30 UTC