Publications

Research Paper: Is the Global Compact on Refugees Adequate to Address the Complexities of the Rohingya Response in Bangladesh?

Today, Bangladesh hosts around 850,000 Rohingya refugees.

Policy Brief: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities in Bangladesh’s Leather Sector Post-Tanning Industry Relocation in Saver

Since the relocation of our tanning industry in saver, the export earnings from leather and leather goods in 2017-18 fell by more than 12 percent to $1.08 billion from $1.23 billion in 2016-17.

Policy Brief: How to expand exports to the UK market?

UK has introduced its preferential trading scheme for developing countries, marking its departure from the EU's Generalized System of Preference (GSP).

Policy Brief: Enhancing social protection for female tea garden workers and their families in Sylhet division

More than half of the tea garden working population are multidimensionally poor, compared to 24.6 per cent of national households.

Unutilised export potential

Between 2017 and 2021, the net FDI flow in Bangladesh from EU countries was $3.5 billion

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.

What are the policy support and incentives needed to make the light engineering industries in the UK market?

Bangladesh exported 28 light engineering items to the UK at HS 8-digit level in FY22.

Challenges and Way Forward for EPZ Enterprises in Bangladesh

From Headwinds to Opportunities: Charting A Path to Export Success through Global Turbulence.

Research summary: Using Direct Taxation to Reduce Inequality and Boost Revenue

Leaf through this research summary on RAPID's work on using direct taxes. RAPID was invited to present the research at BCS tax academy workshop

Reminiscing 2022

RAPID has been proactively involved in undertaking high-quality research, capacity building sessions, and a wide range of stakeholder consultations in 2022. Have a look at the snapshot of RAPID's activity in 2022.

How can Bangladesh utilise the potential of man-made fibre in RMG sector?

Bangladesh captures less than 5% of global non-cotton apparel market. What can be done enhance such export?

Survey Report: In what ways does the uneven spread of cross-border migration affect men and women differently in different parts of Bangladesh?

Women’s and men’s participation in cross-border labour migration in five districts of Bangladesh.

Open Budget Survey 2021: Where does Bangladesh stand?

Explore Bangladesh's standing in the Open Budget Survey 2021.

RAPID Research: How can Bangladesh utilise the potential of South-South Cooperation

How can Bangladesh materialize the potential of South-South cooperation? Explore through this slide deck based on RAPID research.

In Media: RAPID study on direct taxation draws attention of stakeholders

RAPID research shows that average revenue per individual taxpayer was 0.1 million in 2020-21 in a year, down from .24 million in 2015-16.

Research Summary: Bangladesh-EU trade and Economic Partnership

Read the summary findings of a study undertaken on Bangladesh-EU trade and economic cooperation.

Rebels, victims, agents of change: The singular histories of women migrant workers

The purpose of this ethnographic study is to shed light on how women view their migration and work abroad.
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