Policy Briefs Archives - RAPID Bangladesh

Latest Policy Brief || November 2025|| Lightning has emerged as an acute, high-mortality climate threat in Bangladesh, causing over 300 annual fatalities since its formal designation as a natural disaster in 2016.

Policy Brief || Understanding Urban Poverty and Strengthening Social Protection for Urban Poor and Vulnerable Population

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

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

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

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.

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.

Policy Brief || May 2025 || Between 2010 and 2022, urban poverty and vulnerability rates declined by 10 percentage points while rural rates dropped by 18.6 percentage points.

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

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

A system under pressure: Status and structural weaknesses in Bangladesh’s social protection architecture

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

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.

Policy Brief- March 2025| GDP Controversy in Bangladesh: Are Official Growth Figures Overstated?

Policy Brief- February 2025: RAPID study provides an overview of disability inclusion in Bangladesh, with a focus on addressing systemic gaps and ensuring equitable opportunities for persons with disabilities (PWDs).

Policy Brief-January 2025: RAPID study highlights a trade-off in the EU market for Bangladesh’s apparel products, where achieving a higher market share comes at the expense of product valuation, while the US market rewards quality but offers smaller market shares.

Policy Brief-December 2024: Inflation and its impact on poverty and vulnerability

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