Shahidul Islam, Author at RAPID Bangladesh

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement: Implications for Bangladesh’s Export Competitiveness

Event Report on RAPID-ERF Seminar || Domestic Revenue Mobilisation

Loss of trade preference leading to tariff hikes after LDC graduation

Policy Brief|| Domestic resource mobilisation for inclusive growth and development: Priority reform areas

Market Scans and Analysis of the Blue Economy Sectors in Bangladesh

Putting things on the right track: Key reform priorities for sustainable and inclusive development

Voluntary National Review of Bangladesh 2025

SDG Progress Report 2024

Blog: Shifting Gears: Adjusting to Life After LDC Trade

Blog: Shifting Gears: Adjusting to Life After LDC Trade

The formula used by the White House to determine tariff rates for different countries assumes that for every 1-percentage-point increase in tariffs, prices for U.S. consumers will rise by 0.25 per cent.

Policy Brief|| U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs: A New Trade Reality and Its Implications for Bangladesh’s Export Sector.

RAPID’s policy recommendations for pre- and post-election actions to support LDC graduation and sustainable growth.

RAPID Data Centre (RDC)_F

Export earnings and remittance inflow have suffered a decline due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

“Unprecedented in scope and scale, the Trump administration’s reciprocal tariffs have triggered a cascade of economic, developmental, and geopolitical disruptions”- Abdur Razzaque, Chairman, RAPID.

Manufacturing in Bangladesh grew 10% annually (2013–2023), yet lost 1.3 million jobs as its share of total employment fell from 16.4% to 11.6%.

Policy Blog: Bangladesh’s Growth Illusion: Where Are the Jobs?

RAPID Data Centre (RDC)

Export earnings and remittance inflow have suffered a decline due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

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