Online Higher Education during Covid-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: Benefits, Problems and Prospects

A nation is recognized by the world for its education, science, technology, socio-economic conditions and so many things like these. However, education is one of the vital indicators that has been lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic globally for primary to higher education and Bangladesh is not out of this. Finding no other alternative, the online education system has been introduced by internet-based video classes like zoom, Facebook, Google class, and many others like these. Though higher education is very important and mainly based on classroom, lab tests, and field visits but during this pandemic, due to lockdown it has been continuing by the online system. Rajshahi University has started online classes via zoom since July 2020. However, several benefits, problems, and few prospects have been found in this study. The crucial finding of this study is online classes are not fruitful for a long time as higher education is highly technical, professional, and specialized and based on a practical, lab test, and field survey. However, for a temporary period, it is moderately helpful for students. If prolong pandemic stay, higher education including all kinds of education will hamper and session jams will appear throughout the world which would be harmful to the global education, economy, governance, health, safety, and peaceful world.

 Keywords: Higher Education, Internet, Video Conference, Zoom, Bangladesh.