Dhaka: Chief Adviser's Press Wing has dismissed the narratives circulating on social media regarding Bangladesh's decline in the Global Peace Index (GPI) under the interim government, labeling the claims as entirely misleading.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the press wing highlighted that misleading information is being spread across social media and several pro-Awami League propaganda websites. These sources claim that Bangladesh has dropped 33 spots in the GPI within a year due to the leadership of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. Additionally, it was alleged that hundreds of police officers and Awami League activists were killed in orchestrated mob attacks, while the government ignored these incidents and granted impunity to the perpetrators.
The press wing, in a statement posted on its verified Facebook page, CA Press Wing Facts, clarified that while the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has released the 2025 edition of the Global Peace Index, showing Bangladesh dropping 33 positions to rank 123rd, this ranking is based on data from 2024, not any recent events.
The report's Executive Summary attributes Bangladesh's decline in peace to the ousted Hasina's misrule and widespread violence. It states that South Asia, as the second least peaceful region globally, experienced the largest regional decline in peacefulness, primarily driven by repressive measures in Bangladesh under the Hasina government.
In 2024, Bangladesh underwent a horrific wave of state-sponsored violence under the then Hasina government, with UN estimates indicating that more than 1,400 people were killed during the crackdown. Reports allege the use of helicopters to fire on student protesters, with even children sheltering inside their homes becoming victims. As the violence and public outrage intensified, Hasina was eventually forced to flee the country.
The statement concluded by asserting that the unprecedented violence under the Hasina regime directly contributed to Bangladesh's significant decline in the Global Peace Index.