Policy Briefs Archives - RAPID Bangladesh

Latest Policy Brief || April 2026 || This policy brief examines how the EU–India Free Trade Agreement, combined with Bangladesh’s graduation from LDC status, could reshape the country’s export prospects in the European Union, its largest export market.

Policy Brief || March 2026 || This policy brief discusses Digital Product Passports (DPP), which will be mandatory from 2027 for priority sectors and require interoperable product-level data on materials, sustainability, and lifecycle impacts for EU-bound exports.

Policy Brief || February 2026 || The policy brief analyse the implications of revised rules of origin under the UK’s DCTS on Bangladesh’s export competitiveness

Policy Brief || January 2026|| A Critical Transition for Bangladesh: Stabilise Now, or Pay a Higher Price Later

Policy Brief || December 2025|| This policy brief reflects on the efficacy, relevance, and future prospects of targeted community-driven interventions through the lens of RELI’s experience.

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 || March 2025 || 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 || 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”.

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

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