The Dhaka Times Desk Many will be surprised to see Pakistan on the list of happiest countries. Why is the country called happy because there are suicide bombings in the country? But then Bangladesh is second.
Norway, known as the country of peace, has been ranked among the happiest countries in the world. On the other hand, the least happy country has been identified as the Central African Republic. Pakistan has been ranked as the happiest country in South Asia. And second is Bangladesh.
On the occasion of the International Day of Happiness on March 20, the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) released the World Happiness Report 2017. The report published the list of 155 happiest countries. BBC Online published a report on this.
Where the top of the list of happiest countries is mainly the winter countries of Europe. On the other hand, the chaotic and unstable countries of Africa and the Middle East have been placed at the bottom. One of them is Syria, Yemen, South Sudan. People of this region are always curious to know the position of South Asian countries in the list of happiest countries. In the list, it can be seen that although Bangladesh is supposed to be a relatively happy country in South Asia, the unstable political country of Pakistan has risen above Bangladesh.
Pakistan ranks 80th among the 8 South Asian countries to be the happiest country. Then Bangladesh is the second happiest country with 110th place. India is the third happiest country with 122nd place. Nepal's position is 99th, Myanmar's position is 114th, Sri Lanka's position is 120th. However, Afghanistan ranked 141st was identified as the unhappiest country. More than 1,000 people in each of 150 countries are asked a straightforward, relative question each year for this report. This report has been done with 155 countries.
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