The South Asian nation has made strides in fighting hunger, but still ranks among 40 countries with a GHI score of 20.4, signaling a serious level of hunger. A high GHI score can indicate various issues such as food scarcity, poor diet quality, inadequate child care, and unhealthy environment. The GHI ranks countries on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being the best score and 100 the worst. The 2020 Global Hunger Index, released by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe, classifies countries into moderate, serious, or alarming hunger levels using data from sources like FAO, UNICEF, and WHO. The current COVID-19 pandemic's impact is not taken into account in the Index, according to the report. The world is facing a significant challenge in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development goal of 'Zero Hunger' by 2030. The report shows that hunger and undernutrition have worsened in countries with high hunger levels. Progress in many countries is slow or even worsening, as stated in the report. GHI scores are determined by four component indicators: undernourishment, child wasting, child stunting, and child mortality. The index shows that Bangladesh has made significant progress in reducing child stunting, with a decrease of 12.8 percentage points between 2012 and 2020. However, there is still an issue with undernourishment, affecting 13 percent of the population, a slight improvement from 13.8 percent in 2012. The under-five mortality rate in the country has also decreased from 4.3 percent in 2012 to 3 percent in 2020. There is concern about a potential doubling of the poverty rate in Bangladesh due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hasina Rahman, Assistant Country Director of Concern Worldwide, emphasized that Bangladesh is at high risk for worsening food and nutrition insecurity due to the overlapping crises of Health, Economic, and Environment in 2020. She urged for collaborative action to transform food systems to be fair, healthy, and eco-friendly to address current crises, prevent future ones, and work towards Zero Hunger by 2030. Sri Lanka and Nepal rank better than Bangladesh in terms of hunger levels, while India trails behind Pakistan and Afghanistan on the Global Hunger Index. The official data for 2020 does not yet reflect the impact of COVID-19 on countries. Stated clearly, it indicates where existing vulnerabilities to food insecurity lie. The Chief Executive of Concern Worldwide, Dominic MacSorley, mentioned that even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030. The negative trend has worsened this year due to the pandemic and global economic downturn, impacting every part of the world. The combination of crises, including climate change and conflict, is rapidly increasing food insecurity, especially for the most vulnerable. The pandemic has highlighted the deficiencies in the world's food system and its inability to address multiple crises. Experts believe that only by taking an integrated and holistic approach to global and environmental health can Zero Hunger be achieved by 2030.