Shahidul Islam

Issues

A quarterly periodical that focuses on bringing together issues, ideas, and approaches that can be researched, refined, experimented, and investigated further.

Workshop for Journalists on Implications of U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs and LDC Graduation: Concerns & Options for Bangladesh

Development Letters

RCIT is a dedicated research hub within RAPID, focused on advancing both theoretical and empirical research in international trade with a strong emphasis on policy relevance.

Development Letters

A quarterly periodical that focuses on bringing together issues, ideas, and approaches that can be researched, refined, experimented, and investigated further.

Final Report: Out-of-pocket expenditure on medicines accounts for 73 per cent of total health spending in Bangladesh, significantly higher than the global average of 17 per cent.

Final Report: The UK recently introduced its preferential trading schemes for developing countries, marking its departure from the European Union (EU)’s Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).

Nobel Prize in Economics l 2025 l Explained Like You’re 12!

Nobel Prize in Economics 2025 — What’s Your Guess?

Is free trade finally passé?- Dr M A Razzaque

RAPID Monthly Newsletter || September 2025

Knowledge Support for LDC Graduation and Improving Investment Climate – Macroeconomic Management

Policy Brief || October 2025|| This policy brief examines the impact of the newly imposed U.S. reciprocal tariffs on Bangladesh.

Navigating Post-LDC Graduation: Firm-Level Evidence on Export Pricing Strategies of Bangladesh’s RMG Sector in Preferential Vs. Non-Preferential Markets

প্রবাসী কর্মীদের সুরক্ষা নিশ্চিতে বাংলাদেশের অগ্রগতি

Free Trade Agreements for Bangladesh. What’s Holding Us Back?

Policy Brief || September 2025|| Strategic Approaches to FTAs in the Context of LDC Graduation: Policy Imperatives for Bangladesh

FTAs are necessary to remain competitive in post-LDC graduation, but the central question remains whether Bangladesh is prepared for this and what could be the strategic approach for prioritizing FTAs.

Policy Brief || August 2025|| Bangladesh’s domestic debt now makes up 57% of its total public debt, with banks providing 58%.