Bangladesh ranks 45th most-powerful military in the world

Publish | 16 Jan 2021, 13:20

Online Desk

Bangladesh has been ranked the 45th most strong military force in the world by the Global Firepower's 2021 Military Strength List.

The Indian military was ranked strongest among South Asian nations, while Pakistan was ranked as the second most powerful military.

Afghanistan was ranked 75th, Sri Lanka was ranked 79th, Nepal was ranked 119th, and Bhutan was ranked 138th-the world's least powerful country, as per the index.

In the index, Maldives was not included.

The US ranked fifth, according to the index, followed by Russia, China and India, while Pakistan ranked 10th and Myanmar ranked 38th out of 138 countries.

Bangladesh holds a PwrIndx rating of 0.7497 (0.0000 considered 'perfect').