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Impact of Internet Connectivity on Education System in Bangladesh during Covid-19


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In Bangladesh, the era of using internet had begun in 4 June, 1996. People started using an internet for their personal use but the use of an internet on educational purposes is increasing day by day. In Bangladesh, the outbreak of COVID19 had begun middle march of 2020. All over the Bangladesh, the educational institute had stopped since March of 2020. To mobilize the education system, most of the education institute started using internet day by day. Internet was even used, before pandemic in higher education system but not in school, college. But during pandemic, the use of internet has increased a lot in the field of education as well as job sector. In our paper, we tried to show the present state of internet on education. To do this, we made a survey containing 260 people from different universities, medical colleges, schools, colleges and job sectors. In this paper, we tried to convey student’s outlook towards online class. The impacts and challenges which showed in our paper will be a vital suggestions for government, policymakers, technical developers and educational authorities.

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Internet, COVID-19, Online Education, An Impact of COVID-19, Distance Learn.
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Authors

Moumita Chanda
Institute of Information Technology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Sadiya Rahman
Institute of Information Technology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
M. Mesbahuddin Sarker
Institute of Information Technology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract


In Bangladesh, the era of using internet had begun in 4 June, 1996. People started using an internet for their personal use but the use of an internet on educational purposes is increasing day by day. In Bangladesh, the outbreak of COVID19 had begun middle march of 2020. All over the Bangladesh, the educational institute had stopped since March of 2020. To mobilize the education system, most of the education institute started using internet day by day. Internet was even used, before pandemic in higher education system but not in school, college. But during pandemic, the use of internet has increased a lot in the field of education as well as job sector. In our paper, we tried to show the present state of internet on education. To do this, we made a survey containing 260 people from different universities, medical colleges, schools, colleges and job sectors. In this paper, we tried to convey student’s outlook towards online class. The impacts and challenges which showed in our paper will be a vital suggestions for government, policymakers, technical developers and educational authorities.

Keywords


Internet, COVID-19, Online Education, An Impact of COVID-19, Distance Learn.

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