Kazi Rhid

Kazi Shams Mohsin Rhid is a young professional who is working as the Strategy Associate at the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS), a leading policy research and dialogue institution in Bangladesh for the past 3 years. With academic training in Public Administration from the University of Dhaka, he specializes in governance, political analysis, stakeholder engagement, and policy-oriented research. Since joining CGS in 2023 as a Research Intern, he has progressed hrough successive roles to his current position, where he coordinates research and advocacy initiatives, manages donor and stakeholder engagement, oversees digital content strategy, and supports the organization of high-level international conferences and policy dialogues. His work has involved collaboration with international development partners including the Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES). Rhid has played a key role in organizing the Bay of Bengal Conversation, CGS’s flagship international conference over the past 4 editions, and has contributed to research and publications on governance, geopolitics, and democratic transitions. He has also represented Bangladesh internationally, including as a speaker at conferences in Nepal in February 2026, a delegate at the Young Bled Strategic Forum and contributed as a participant at the Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia in September of 2026. His professional interests include democratic governance, political institutions, public policy, regional geopolitics, and international cooperation.