Finland has been ranked as the world's happiest country according to the World Happiness Report 2025. For the eighth consecutive year, this Nordic country is at the top of the happiness rankings in the annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford.  People's responses regarding assessing their personal lives were used to determine the rankings of each country. The study was conducted in collaboration with the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and the analytics company Gallup. Read more: How to Recognise Your Emotional Red Flags According to researchers, several characteristics that affect happiness aside from income and health seem surprisingly straightforward: having a social support system, eating meals with people, and having a large household. According to the survey, for instance, the happiest households are those with four to five members in Mexico and Europe.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been honoured with the “SDGs Progress Award” in recognition of Bangladesh's achievements in sustainable development from 2015 to 2020. The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and other organisations, including the Earth Institute of Columbia University and the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, jointly gave the award. Read:Hasina seeks SDGs roadmap for countries falling behind The Prime Minister accepted the award at the 9th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD), held virtually on Monday. “The SDSN and some other organisations conferred the award for the achievements of Bangladesh from 2015 to 2020. According to their evaluation, what Bangladesh doing is a miracle,” said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen while briefing reporters in New York. Accepting the award, Sheikh Hasina dedicated it to the people of Bangladesh. “This award is a testimony of our endeavours engaged in achieving SDGs. ‘Leaving no one behind’ is a key part of the SDGs. We’ll continue our march towards progress and prosperity so that no one is left behind,” she said. Read:Hasina seeks stronger steps to address ‘planetary emergency’

The recovery of the country’s economy following the coronavirus crisis is long and slow due to data scarcity, experts say.