Bangladesh has ranked 5th out of 121 countries on the Nikkei Covid-19 Recovery Index, jumping up five places from its last position.
The country continues to be the best-performing country in South Asia, scoring 80 points, followed by Nepal which ranked 6th with a score of 79.
Bangladesh placed 13th on the index at the end of March, according to the latest edition of the rankings published on Thursday.
The index, which is updated at the end of each month, assesses countries and regions on infection management, vaccine rollouts and social mobility.
In Bangladesh, Covid-19 infections have been on a downward spiral in recent months. The government reported 19 new cases on Friday, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,952,766. But no new death from the disease was registered as the toll remained unchanged at 29,127.
Meanwhile, as much as 75.46 per cent of the population have been administered at least one dose of the Covid vaccine while 68.19 per cent received the second shot, according to government data.
