Shahidul Islam, Author at RAPID Bangladesh

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RAPID Monthly Newsletter || August 2025

Workshop on Research Methodology

Policy Brief || July 2025|| This study examines the trade and freight cost implications of recent land port restrictions imposed by Bangladesh and India on selected bilateral trade flows.

AI is reshaping the future of work- who wins, who loses?

Development Letters

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

Beyond Jobless Growth: Rethinking Youth Employment in Bangladesh through a Post-Neoliberal Lens

Developing a Roadmap for the National Social Insurance Scheme (NSIS) in Bangladesh_F

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Once dominant in Bangladesh’s garment sector, women’s share in the manufacturing workforce is now steadily declining.

The Fading Demographic Dividend: Growing Old Before Getting Rich?

Assessing Tariff and Exchange Rate Pass-through in Apparel Export Prices in the European Union: LDC Graduation Implications for Bangladesh

Working Paper || April 2025|| Econometric results show that informal networks, prior awareness, and unofficial payments play a significant role in determining access to benefits—lowering exclusion but increasing the risk of inclusion errors.

RAPID Monthly Newsletter || June 2025

Policy Brief || June 2025|| This study assesses the shortcomings of Bangladesh’s support mechanisms across the entire migration journey and highlights successful practices from peer countries.

RAPID Consultation: Budget FY25–26 in the Context of LDC Graduation

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