[ Source: The Business Standard] Bangladesh has surpassed India and Pakistan in terms of sustainable trade on the back of better performance in economic and social areas, says the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

However, the ranking in the environmental aspect is poor for Bangladesh due to worsening deforestation and air and water pollution, according to the EIU’s latest Sustainable Trade Index 2020 commissioned by the Hinrich Foundation.

The country jumped five places up in the index scoring 49.3 out of 100 and ranked 12th among 20 Indo-Pacific economies, while India and Pakistan scored 47.1 and 43.9 respectively.