About GSi

A public-facing platform for governance, security, and technology policy.

Governance and Security Initiative (GSi) is an independent think tank and training academy based in Dhaka. Its work sits at the intersection of governance, national security, cybersecurity, AI policy, and broader public-interest reform.

GSi combines research, dialogue, training, and issue-based civic engagement. It works as a platform that blends a think tank, a training academy, and a cybersecurity-oriented advisory practice.

Founder & Director

The expertise and vision driving GSi forward.

Founder & Director

Asheer Shah

Governance and Security Initiative (GSi)

Asheer Shah is the Founder and Director of the Governance and Security Initiative (GSi). His work focuses on cybersecurity governance, artificial intelligence policy, emerging technologies, climate security, and international affairs.

He completed a Master’s degree in Cybersecurity Governance at Leiden University in the Netherlands, where his work focused on cyber espionage, digital crime, behavioural cybersecurity, and AI governance. He previously studied Global Studies and Governance at Independent University, Bangladesh, with a minor in Economics.

His professional experience includes work with the Clingendael Institute in the Netherlands and the Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS), alongside research, writing, training delivery, and public commentary across policy platforms and media outlets.

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Education

Master’s in Cybersecurity Governance, Leiden University, Netherlands
Bachelor’s in Global Studies and Governance, Independent University, Bangladesh

Experience

Clingendael Institute, Netherlands
Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS)
Founder and Director, Governance and Security Initiative

Research Team

Researchers contributing to GSi's work.

GSi's research team brings together emerging scholars working across cybersecurity, digital rights, governance, and environmental policy.

Research Manager

Nurey Tahsin

Detail-oriented undergraduate (Global Studies and Governance, CGPA 3.91) with a track record of taking projects from scope to delivery — spanning academic research, technical automation, and multi-stakeholder negotiation. Experienced coordinating small teams (4 collaborators) and larger groups (60 participants), enforcing documentation standards, and shipping working technical deliverables end-to-end. Seeking a Project Manager role to bring organizational discipline, stakeholder coordination, and delivery follow-through to cross-functional teams.

Articles

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Research

Digital Security Researcher

Syeda Nafisa Anjum

Syeda Nafisa Anjum is a Digital Security Researcher at GSi, currently studying Economics at BRAC University. Her research focuses on digital violence against women, data protection legislation, environmental governance, and the intersection of technology policy with gender-based security.

Articles

Connected but Not Protected: Bangladesh Data Ordinance Act 2025, Legal Loopholes and the Costs to Women
Dhaka: A Killing Test Tube for Children - Hemayetpur Supplying the Poisonous Gas

Digital violence and gender-based cyber threatsData protection and privacy legislationEnvironmental governance and public health

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Cyber Incident Analyst

Md. Atiquer Rahman

Md. Atiquer Rahman is a Cyber Incident Analyst at GSi focusing on digital risk, public-interest cybersecurity incidents, and the wider security implications of emerging geopolitical developments.

Articles

Steadfast Courier Data Leak Raises Fresh Cybersecurity Questions in Bangladesh
Crypto at Sea: Iran's Reported Hormuz Tolls Could Change Global Trade

Cyber incident analysisDigital riskGeopolitical security

Areas of work

Research and training domains.

Cybersecurity governance

Artificial intelligence governance and ethics

Behavioural cybersecurity

Cyber espionage and digital crime

Technology policy and global governance

Climate security

Indo-Pacific strategic affairs

Selected publications

Published research and writing.