Shahidul Islam

IGC-RAPID Policy Brief || March 2025 || Loss of trade preference leading to tariff hikes after LDC graduation

IGC-RAPID Policy Brief || March 2025 || By 2030, Bangladesh is projected to cross the threshold of an “ageing society”.

Congratulations to Md Jahid Ebn Jalal and Syeda Fabiha Tasnim on being selected as RAPID Staff Members of the Month for February 2026!

IGC-RAPID Policy Brief || March 2025 || A system under pressure: Status and structural weaknesses in Bangladesh’s social protection architecture

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

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

IGC-RAPID Policy Brief || March 2025 || 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 || April 2025 || 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.

RAPID Monthly Newsletter || February 2026