COVID-19 pandemic has influenced all levels of the instruction framework, especially in University education. Since March 26, 2020, public holidays was pronounced by the Government of Bangladesh in all educational institutions which hamper the students’ everyday schedules and affect their both physical and mental wellbeing. This study aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 among the university students in Bangladesh by identifying their socio-demographic condition, changes in livelihood, and distinctly measuring the social, economic, educational, technological, and psychological impact. Quantitative research design is followed in this study where participants were selected using convenience sampling (135 respondents) through an online survey (Google Forms). The time period of data collection was from August to October 2020. From this study, university students have experienced both social stigmatization and economic crisis due to the pandemic. Furthermore, the maximum has experienced anxiety, loneliness, emotional breakdown, sleeping disorder, keep checking the news in the little time interval, difficulty to connect with daily normal life, tensed about re-infected by COVID-19. Besides, due to the inadequate availability of internet in remote and rural areas, the speed and cost of internet, the availability of electronic devices to access the internet, and the lack of interaction between students and teachers. Indeed, it is high time that the government and associated educational institutions should make a proper plan about how to overcome the challenges of ongoing university students’ condition to improve the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as early as possible.

The national sal forest, includes the Modhupur Reserve forest, which takes up 76% of the total space. Along with a variety of tree species, this forest is rich in biodiversity. This forest is also threatened by forest crime since it has attracted the attention of grabbers. The scope of forest crime in the Modhupur Reserve Forest was examined in this study. Other objectives include understanding the causes and consequences of forest crime on the ecosystem and humans, as well as the role of law enforcement in forest crime prevention. The study adopted a quantitative methodology and collected data using a non-probability purposive sampling technique. A total of 150 people between the ages of 18 and 83 were collected from the Modhupur Reserve Forest in Tangail. The study' main findings include the smuggling of Sal, Gujjar, and Acacia, deforestation and squatting on forestland, as well as the trafficking of endangered and rare animals and flora. The primary factors that substantially contribute to the growth of forest crime include corruption and dishonesty among forest employees, security personnel, authorities, and even locals. The presence of forest crime jeopardizes both human and natural equilibrium. Acute environmental problems and livestock survival have a significant association. Water scarcity, air pollution, and an increase in natural calamities are just a few of the severe environmental issues that Modhupur people are currently dealing with. Additionally, police involvement is insufficient to eliminate forest crime.

Abstract:Restorative justice is an innovative movement in the field of victimology and criminology. The formal judicial system of Bangladesh is very expensive and follows a lengthy procedure for the lack of financial resources and outdated legislation pose. Majority of middle class people therefore prefer or rather have no choice but to use the traditional justice mechanisms like restorative justice. This study was an effort to find out how restorative justice could be an effective method for dispute resolution to reduce the backlog and future case loads in Bangladesh. Besides, the core challenges of successful Restorative Justice and some prevention policies to recover drawbacks of the restorative justice in Bangladesh were also studied. As the nature of the research is qualitative in nature, data and information had collected from secondary sources. This study found that, the most important challenge of restorative justice in Bangladesh is the huge backlog of cases, relative ignorance and lack of confidence and legal awareness of the service seekers and providers, lack of monitoring and supervision of the court activities, negative attitudes and perceptions towards legal institutes and absence of legal aid and support. Though the Village Courts have limitations and drawbacks but still it is playing an important role in the settlements disputes and maintaining social peace and tranquility in the rural area. This study argues for the necessary amendments of the village court act, proper monitoring and supervision of the government, resources and preparedness as well as the responsiveness of all stakeholders that can ensure effective restorative justice in Bangladesh.