Research and Policy Integration for Development - RAPID

Policy Brief || May 2024 || Implications of LDC Graduation for Agricultural Exports from Bangladesh

Policy Brief || April 2024 || Is the EU’s incomplete tariff preference a boon or a bane for Bangladesh post-LDC graduation in apparel exports?

Policy Brief || February 2024 || Shedding Nightlight on Economic Development in Bangladesh

Policy Brief: What Will MC13 Decide for Global Trade? A Look at Bangladesh’s Position and Expectations

Policy Brief || December 2024 || Inflation and its impact on poverty and vulnerability

Policy Brief || October 2025|| EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CS3D) and implication for Bangladesh.

Policy Brief: RAPID research suggests that Bangladesh’s proactive measures in patent law, which allows for flexibility in intellectual property rights, will likely mitigate significant price increases for drugs, even after LDC graduation.

Policy Brief || November 2024 || RAPID research suggests that Bangladesh’s post-graduation tariff hikes and Vietnam’s improved market access in the EU pose significant trade diversion risks, with Bangladesh’s apparel and leather exports facing severe competitiveness pressures.

Report: 50 Years of EU-Bangladesh Partnership

What are the emerging challenges that may affect Bangladesh-EU trade and economic relations?

Promoting Digital Sectors of Bangladesh: What Role for Cross-border Data Flows?

The ICT sector - the next engine of growth with an aspirational target of 5 billion exports and two million employment by 2025.

Expanding and Diversifying exports to the UK Market: Agro-processing industries.

The UK has introduced its preferential trading schemes for developing countries.

RAPID Webinars & Events

Speakers emphasize incorporating industry attachment in each semester of university

Webinar on 'Assessment of Skills Demand and Gaps in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Industry of Bangladesh'.

Media Representation of Women Migrant Workers: A Critical Look

This webinar discussed how media reporting can could be improved with regards to representation of women migrant workers. Event held on 19 February 2022.

Digital Exports and Cross Border Data Flows: The Bangladesh Perspective

Tune into this webinar titled ‘Digital Exports and Cross Border Data Flows: The Bangladesh Perspective’, organised by RAPID on 30 November 2021.