Policy Briefs Archives - RAPID Bangladesh

Latest Policy Brief || September 2026 || This policy brief assesses how Bangladesh can shift from ranking-focused logistics policy towards measurable performance, system reliability and institutional credibility.

Policy Brief || May 2026 || This policy brief examines whether currency depreciation can still support export competitiveness in Bangladesh’s largely US dollar-invoiced export sector.

Policy Brief || June 2026 || This policy brief examines the gender earnings gap among wage employees in Bangladesh using individual-level data from the 2023 Labour Force Survey.

Policy Brief || July 2026 || The wealthiest 10 per cent of households hold around 77 per cent of measured household wealth.

Policy Brief || August 2026 || The brief proposes a sequenced approach combining a national GSSS framework, stronger institutional coordination, targeted credit enhancement, domestic market development, and a small public-sector pilot issuance.

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.