The present study sought to explore the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on tertiary education in Bangladesh through the students' perspectives by using a qualitative research design. The participants were fifty university students who took part in semi-structured interviews. The thematic analysis method was used for data analysis. Numerous unprecedented disruptions in students' learning, decrease in motivation and study hours, and various physical, mental, and economic problems regarding academic studies were prominently found in this study. The study findings concerning online education such as unavailability of electronic devices, limited access to the internet, high cost of internet, low speed of internet, and difficulties in using online platforms were also provided valuable insights into the present scenario of online tertiary education in Bangladesh as COVID-19 is continuing. It is recommended that necessary steps should be taken to improve internet speed and provide free or cheaper internet packages and technical training on online education to tertiary-level students in Bangladesh in this COVID-19 period.

The objective of the study was to investigate the use of social networking sites as medium of instruction at tertiary level during COVID-19 in Bangladesh. All the participants were from various public universities in Bangladesh. Data was collected from both faculty members and students Major findings of the study reveal that (1) Most of the people use Facebook for social networking in Bangladesh; (2) Most of the students and teachers use cellular data for social networking; (3) Most of the faculty members think social networking site is a very easy medium to communicate with students; (4) Anywhere, anytime teaching-learning can be possible with the help of social networking; (5) Most of the respondents think that the students of rural areas in Bangladesh had fewer access in social networking sites due to lack of network support and technology. Ultimately, social networking site can be a very useful tool for teaching-learning in emergency situations where face to face teaching-learning is not possible.

The aim of this study gave an assistance to increase the teachers’ skill in academic writing and knowing the many source of online library. The researchers used ABCD (Asset Bassed Community Development). The sample was teachers The steeps in giving assistance involve inkulturasi, discovery, Design, and Define. The result showed that there were an impact on the understanding of teachers are well acquainted with article writing techniques, reputable international journal indexation, accredited national indexation (SINTA), and national journals (having ISSN). Besides that, the teachers could find out the various resources references by utilizing online libraries such as digilib or repository that available at every Perguruan PTKIN, PTKIS or PTU universities, the utilization of National Library membership, Google Scholar, etc. With a complex understanding, teachers can find out the steps in preparing a good manuscript. Keywords: Assistance Academic Writing, Online Library, Scientific Writing Journal

In South Asia, numerous slum children were deprived of education upon several socio-economic grounds, and many children still dropout of non-formal schools despite receiving free non-formal education. This study aims to explore the reasons for dropping out of non-formal schools and the socio-demographic situation of slum children in Dhaka City. Fifty non-formal dropout slum children were selected conveniently as participants employing a mixed research design. A semi-structured schedule of questionnaire and interview was used as instruments for collecting data. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected simultaneously to explore the slum children's dropout situation. Twelve reasons of their dropout have been reported. In addition to explaining the reasons for their dropping out, two frameworks were presented in detail. Most slum non-formal students dropped out of their schools for the pulling out factors and reasons related to household. Recommendations for reducing slum children's school dropout and persuasive strategies for future work in this field have been addressed. Keywords: Non-formal School, Dropout, Slum Children, Non-formal Education.

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