Optimizing Cross-Border Trade Operations between Bangladesh and India, AMEG, USAID. Citation: Raihan, S., M.N.A. Hossain, M.J.E. Jalal and M.S. Anowar (2017). Approximately 80 percent of land trade between India and Bangladesh passes through the Benapole and Petrapole land ports, making this junction one of the largest land ports in Asia by trade volume. Well-functioning business…
Expanding Access to Express Courier Services Through the Benapole-Petrapole Land Port Currently, a Bangladeshi small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) cannot send small shipments via ground transportation to India using international express delivery services such as UPS, FedEx, or DHL. These shipments must travel via air, which inflates shipping costs and impedes Bangladeshi SMEs ability to…
Structural Change and Dynamics of Labor Markets in Bangladesh: Studies on Labor and Employment Bangladesh’s achievement in economic growth over the last one decade has been quite robust. The country has recently been upgraded from low income country (LIC) to lower-middle income country (LMIC) as per World Bank’s classification. There is an aspiration of graduating…