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EDITORIAL BOARD
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
BOARD MEMBERS
Professor Md. Roshidul Hasan
Professor Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman
President
Asian Network of Youth Volunteers Society
Ex Vice-Chancellor
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University
Professor Dr. Mamun-or-Rashid
EDITORIAL PANEL
Sheikh Faridul Islam Kanon
General Secretary
Asian Network of Youth Volunteers Society
Ariful Islam Arif
Joint Secretary
Asian Network of Youth Volunteers Society
Sourav Rajbangshi
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
University of Dhaka
Tonmoy Ahmed
Coordinator
Center for Research and Information, Bangladesh
Dr. Tofayal Ahmed
Associate Professor
Department of Petrolium and Mining Engineering
Jessore University of Science and Technology
Organizing Secretary
Asian Network of Youth Volunteers Society
Mala Bhowmik
Social Welfare Secretary
Asian Network of Youth Volunteers Society
Nobonita Chakarvarty
Education Secretary
Asian Network of Youth Volunteers Society
Sheikh Imtiaz Akash
Emergency Response Secretary
Asian Network of Youth Volunteers Society
Moniruzzaman Munna
University of Dhaka
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Volume: 03, Issue: 01
Publishing Year: 2020
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Dipika Roy Prapti
Cultural Secratry
Asian Network of Youth Volunteers Society
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EDITORIAL
Md. Roshidul Hasan
President, Asian Network of Youth Volunteers Society
Asian network of youth volunteers (ANYV) Society
is a registered international society focusing on
establishing secularism and non-discriminating
Asia and the world. ANYV involved and successfully
completed different national and international
projects, among them Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Business Coalition funded by JICA,
Bangladesh Digital Summit 2019, Rajbangshi
Summit 2019, School Program, and Bangladesh
Economy Survey 2019 Funded by China, are
remarkable. We are always standing beside the
people in any emergency, i.e Team Building,
Assisting during disaster, during winter, during
flash floods and many mores.
“The Green Volunteers” is a regular online
magazine published by ANYV. This issue is focusing
youth engagement during Covid-19 and beyond.
We have received enormous articles from different
part of the world. The horrible Covid-19 disrupted
everyone’s life and damages the world economy.
We are trying to engage people to organize online
activities, i.e. online education and photography
contest. As we know, more than 1 billion youth are
having their daily life disrupted by the spread of
COVID-19. Students, teachers, families, and every
youth stuck in this uncertainty. They become bores,
hopeless, exhausted, depressed, and unstable
and hesitate to take any decision. Bearing all these
into consideration, the Asian Network of Youth
Volunteers (ANYV) Society determined to stand
beside them with knowledge and intelligence.
To utilize their time ANYV was providing free
online courses so that they could build their life
in this pandemic and post-pandemic. We are very
thankful to all 3502 registered students of 11
different courses from 17 countries.
ANYV also arranged a photography contest 2020.
As the quarantine time increases, underprivileged
people of our society are in crisis. Lower-middle
class families, financially poor families are going to
suffer the most during this time. In this situation,
we were decided to extend our hand to those who
need them. The funds of the photography contests
will be forwarded to the corona affected people. As
there are no registration fees, we have decided to
raise funds by selling the photos we get from the
participants.
We are publishing 18 articles out of 32 article
received for this issue. The magazine is aiming to
receive more articles in the upcoming issue. I am
thankful to every authors, contributors and every
individual who make this issue in reality.
Professor Md. Roshidul Hasan
Editor-in-Chief
EXECUTIVE
Asian
Network of Youth Volunteers Society
MEMBERS
of
ANYVS
Professor Md. Roshidul Hasan
President
Professor Dr. Md Morshedur Rahman
Tonmoy Ahmed
Sheikh Faridul Islam Kanon
General Secretary
Ariful Islam
Vice President
Vice President
Joint Secretary
Md Mamunur Rahman
Sourav Rajbangshi
Nobonita Chakarvarty
Treasurer
Md. Mahbubul Haque
Law Secretary
Md Mahmudul Haque
Publication and Publicity Secretary
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Organizing Secretary
Md Ashikur Rahman Rupok
Research and Development Secretary
Education Secretary
Dipika Prapti
Cultural Secretary
Mala Rani Bhowmik
Sheikh Imtiaz Akash
Social Welfare Secretary
Emergency Response Secretary
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CONTENTS
FEATURE
03
LEARN TO LEAD WITH ANYV
14
ANYV PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
ARTICLE
13
PANDEMIC SITUATION
AND ONLINE CLASS
BY NOSHIN SHARMILI
36
AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
AMID COVID19
BY MD MOMIN SARKAR
38
MY DAILY ACTIVITIES AND
EXPERIENCE ON COVID-19 PANDEMIC
BY SHANDES POUDEL
40
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN
THE TIME OF PANDEMIC
BY MST. SULTANA RAZIA
44
“CLIMATE CHANGE AND
MENTAL ILLNESS”
BY UMME ZAMILATUN NAIMA
48
CAN URBAN FORESTRY BE A MEDIUM FOR
REDUCING CLIMATE CHANGE IN CITIES?
BY SWOSTHI THAPA
51
CORONA CRISIS AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT IN BANGLADESH
BY GOLAM MAHBUB FAISAL
15
COVID -19 MAY CHANGE
THE WORLD’S WORKFORCE
BY WASI HAMED
18
HOW TO STAY PRODUCTIVE
DURING QUARANTINE
BY SADIA AFRIN
21
WHAT COVID-19
FETCH TO OUR LIFE
BY SADIA NOOR
24
COVID-19 AND
MY LIFE STORY
BY ABDIQANI MOHAMED HAASHI
54
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT
EPIDEMIC!
BY MD. REZWAN AHMED MAHEDI
26
LET THE QUARANTINE
BE MORE PRODUCTIVE
BY CHAITY DEBNATH DIPA
56
THE USAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN
HIGHER EDUCATION DURING COVID-19
BY HASAN AHMAD
28
MY QUARANTINE DAYS
BY NUSRAT TAMANNA RAJMI
60
ONLINE EDUCATION IN
THIS CORONA EPIDEMIC
BY MD. ATIQ AHAMED FATTAH
31
PANDEMIC
BY DALAL
64
INTERRELATION BETWEEN
LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION
BY MD HASIBUL ISLAM
ABOUT
ASIAN NETWORK OF YOUTH VOLUNTEERS (ANYV) SOCIETY
Name of Organization : Asian Network of Youth Volunteers (ANYV) Society
Registration
: Registered Society under Societies Registration
Act XXI 1860 No S-12565/2017 of Bangladesh
Year of Registration
: 2017
Year of Journey Started: 2010
Type of Organization
: Non-profitable, Non-Govt., Voluntary and Charitable Organization
Administrative Office
: House: 69/A, Road: 06/A, Dhanmondi,
Dhaka 1209, Bangladesh
Contact: +88 01847 126960
E-mail
: info@anyv.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/anyvsocieties
Website: www.anyv.org
Moto
: “Change Yourself Change the World”
WHO WE ARE
Asian Network of Youth Volunteer Society
(ANYV), registered in Bangladesh under
Society Act XXI 1860 No S-12565/2017
on 5th February 2017, is a Non-political,
Non-profitable, Non-Govt., voluntary and
Charitable Organization.
women, youth and minorities access justice
and opportunities, to ensure no one is left
behind. We do not waver in its commitment
to human rights, rule of law, or inclusive
governance.
ANYV mainly came into existence in the
year 2010 in name of “Green Volunteer
Organization” with the vision of deploying
secularism & standing against discrimination
and towards development and national
progress through various types of works to
achieve a self-reliant community.
1. Creation of self-reliance by adoption of
voluntary participatory approach.
2. Emphasize on women empowerment
3. Creation of social awareness on health,
nutrition, education, sanitation etc.
4. To organize Social, Cultural and
Environmental
activities,
Channel
zing youth energy into creative and
constructive action
5. To encourage individuals to make the
choice to change the way the live in
order to achieve ongoing and long term
goals in life.
Now, we help to create an indiscriminate,
secular, peaceful, innovative and resilient
environment and society. We are willing to
stand beside our people against inequality
in cities and villages across the country. It
assists society’s most vulnerable, helping
OBJECTIVES:
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ACTIVITIES FROM JANUARY - AUGUST 2020
LEARN TO LEAD WITH ANYV
The whole world is fighting
against Coronavirus. Everything
is collapsed to stop spreading
the virus. People are staying
at home due to the pandemic
situation. Educational institutions
are closed earlier as it is the most
vulnerable place to spread this
virus immediately. Everyone is
sitting home and getting bored
as the lock down situation is
increasing day by day.
In this situation, ANYV initiated
a free e-learning platform “Learn
to Lead with ANYV” to help lots
of youths from ASIA and out of
this continent. The good news
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is 3502 people of 11 different
courses from 17 countries
engaged themselves with this
non-academic free course of “Lear
to Lead with ANYV”. To utilize
their time ANYV is providing
completely free online courses so
that they can build their life in this
pandemic and post-pandemic.
During this pandemic, ANYV
is contributing to society with
the best possible initiatives
like always. As we know, more
than 1 billion youth are having
their daily life disrupted by the
spread of COVID-19. Students,
teachers, families, and every
youth stuck in this uncertainty.
They become bores, hopeless,
exhausted,
depressed,
and
unstable and hesitate to take any
decision. Bearing all these into
consideration, the Asian Network
of Youth Volunteers (ANYV)
Society has determined to stand
beside them with knowledge and
intelligence.
The “ANYV online training”
initiative is fully free with nonacademic courses and offering
diversified courses from health to
tech to research etc.
The
following
benefits
came
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The courses were as follows:
1. How to Lead to be Successful
2. Basic Freelancing Guidelines
3. Basic Yoga
4. Emotional Intelligence (Soft
Skills)
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5. Global Citizenship
6. How to Provide Deliver
Perfect Presentation
7. Introduction to Robotics
8. Life-Skills on Gender
Education
9. Mental Health: Gaining
H.O.P.E amidst Isolation
10. Research Proposal &
Research Article Writing
11. Writing Skill in English & CV
Writing
Instructors from around the
world taken the courses. There
were a orientation and inaugural
program for the course lived
on Facebook worldwide on 08
June 2020 at Bangladesh time
7.30 pm (GMT+6). MR. MD.
SHAHRIAR ALAM, M.P, Hon’ble
State Minister for Foreign Affairs
Government of the People’s
Republic of Bangladesh was
the chief guest in the program.
The program was chaired by
PROF. MD ROSHIDUL HASAN,
President, Asian Network of Youth
Volunteers Society. The special
guests were from three different
countries: PROF DR. MUNAZ
AHMED NOOR, Vice Chancellor
of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman
Digital
University,
Bangladesh, PROF DR. ABDUL
RASHID B. MOHAMED SHARIFF,
University Putra Malaysia, SONIA
BASHIR
KABIR,
Founding
Chairperson SBK Foundation,
Bangladesh, PROF DR MAMUNOR RASHID, Professor, Dhaka
University, Bangladesh, PROF DR
SERAFIN ARVIOLA, Philippines
Normal University, Philippines,
PROF DR KAMRUZZAMAN,
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman
Agricultural,
Sheikh
Faridul Islam Kanon, General
Secretary, ANYVS. This special
program inaugurated by very
energetic, intelligent panel who
are Youth icons in respective fields
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through the courses;
1. Everyone can utilize their
best quarantine time in the most
effective way.
2. Make a wide network of
networks so that they would
never feel the isolation.
3. Prepare themselves to earn and
build their new career by receiving
training, counselling, certificate
and proper follow-up
4. The engagement in ANYV
online courses, release them from
depression, and boost them up to
start their life again.
5. ANYV is providing an
international platform of online
learning to share the best
knowledge with all communities.
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in their own countries even in the
universe, was viewed by more
than 5500 audiences globally.
The
dynamic
non-academic
course outline provided extra
benefits to the students. Such as,
Life Skills on gender education’
and will share knowledge on
how to protect themselves from
sexual abuse and violence. She
also wants to teach how to show
respect to opposite gender. Again,
Basic Yoga, with more than four
years of experience in learning
and teaching yoga said regular
practice of yoga can help relieving
stress, improve immunity system
and maintain a healthier lifestyle
which is very important in this
pandemic situation
robotics, the operating system
of robotics and introduce some
familiar sensor and devices and
a little bit of electronics and
programming. Another course
Emotional Intelligence offers
intelligence which can raise their
mental awareness of the new
generation to get rid of a family
crisis, professional crisis and
anxiety in this pandemic situation.
Last but not the least, ANYV
is trying to help people be
productive in these tough times
through many other activities.
The main objective is to engage
the youth with activities so they
do not get bored. ANYV strongly
believes that this pandemic will
end soon and requested everyone
to stay safe stay healthy and be
with ANYV.
Robotics has a significant impact
on the development of humanity
in the near future. The course
offers basic knowledge of
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ANYV PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
During this pandemic, ANYV is
contributing to society with the
best possible initiatives. More
than 1 billion youth are having
their daily life disrupted by the
spread of COVID-19. Students,
teachers, families, and every
youth stuck in this uncertainty.
ANYV arranged a photography
contest. As the quarantine time
increases, underprivileged people
of our society are in crisis. Lowermiddle class families, financially
poor families are going to suffer
the most during this time. In
this situation, ANYV decided to
extend our hand to those who
need them. The funds we get
from the photography contests
will be forwarded to the corona
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affected people. As there are no
registration fees, we have decided
to raise funds by selling the photos
we get from the participants.
Why the photographic contest
during this pandemic: The
pandemic has been raging for
almost 8 months now which has
left the country in the grip of the
world’s biggest humanitarian &
Economic crisis. To respond in this
pandemic economic crisis, we are
aiming to arrange a photography
contest and we will create an
opportunity for everyone who
would like to buy photos and
the price of the photograph will
be spent to fight against COVID
19 survivors. By joining it would
help to enhance the ability of our
communities from their economic
crisis during this Pandemic.
Categories:
Professional Competition includes
the most categories
• Travel
• Nature/Landscapes/
Environment
• Portrait
• Lifestyle/Black & White
• Days of Lockdown
Photostories (Max 3-4
photos)
The contests were open for online
submissions only.
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The Prizes: Top 20 Best
Photographs:
Benefits:
1. Special Awards from ANYV
2. Certificate from ANYV
3. Participate in ANYV Online
Exhibition
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4. Will get ANYV Membership.
3. Will get ANYV Membership.
Top 200 Shortlisted Photographs:
Benefits :
1. Certificate from ANYV
2. Participate in ANYV Online
Exhibition
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NOSHIN SHARMILI
ARTICLE
PANDEMIC SITUATION
AND ONLINE CLASS
BANGLADESH
DEPARTMENT OF LAW,
UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA
Pandemic and online class are both familiar
words but new experience to most of
the people. In 2020, most of the people
experienced them in reality for the first time.
The last severe pandemic of this magnitude
in “recent” history was the 1919 Influenza.
Online teaching method can be an effective
way to avoid session jam and to create a safe
space to continue educational activities in this
serious pandemic situation.
The Corona virus pandemic led the
educational institutions to a standstill.
Universities
have
adopted
online
methods to avoid session jam. Private
universities started online courses from
the very beginning of the pandemic due
to their proper resources. Though public
universities were lagging behind, recently
they have started to take online classes. But
it is a matter of regret that it is not being
properly fruitful due to low percentage rate
of attendance as some of the students don’t
have access to internet, and smart devices
to connect to the classes. Even when some
of the students are joinning the classes,
they are not being able to pay attention to
the classes due to bad network connection.
Online teaching method can be an effective
way to avoid session jam and to create a safe
space to continue educational activities in
this serious pandemic situation. But proper
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plans should be made and
specific steps should be taken
for ensuring participation of
all students in this program
and to make it a more fruitful
one. Those who don’t have
smart devices should be
provided with it.
Moreover,
the
academic
activities should not be
confined only in the classes
though video calls, detailed
written description of the
lectures should be available
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online so that students who
would be unable to load video
lectures or attend online
classes get the necessary
lectures easily. In that
matter, academic freedom
or freedom of expression
in these academic activities
should be strictly maintained
so that learning experience
gets a more natural and
flawless tone while giving both
the teachers and students a
sense of safety and fulfillment.
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COVID -19 MAY CHANGE
THE WORLD’S WORKFORCE
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AUTOMATION, DIGITALISATION,
ROBOTS AND OUR FUTURE!!!
NORWAY
WASI HAMED
RESEARCH ASSISTANT (NTNU), NORWAY
In our modern and globalised economy,
businesses are under more pressure
than ever to differentiate, evolve and
adapt to stay relevant. From Finance to
Sales and everything in-between, the
effort to maximise margins has led many
businesses to take an introspective look
into how they can eliminate inefficiencies.
A common solution has been the adaption
of automation technologies, where certain
business processes and functions that
would otherwise be performed by a
human, are now automated.
A common application of this has been in
the manufacturing industry and has resulted
in many products that previously required
a significant labor force, to now requiring
virtually none at all.
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A common application of this has been
in the manufacturing industry and has
resulted in many products that previously
required a significant labor force, to now
requiring virtually none at all. However,
the use of automation technology isn’t
only restricted to the manufacturing
industry. Various technologies have
progressed in recent years to the extent
that they threaten those in conventional
business roles. Many common occupations
such as clerks, secretaries and general
administrative staff have increasingly
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become redundant with the
use of modern technology.
From an efficiency standpoint
this could be considered a
great success - but in the
process many people have
lost their jobs, raising the
difficult question whether
artificial intelligence (AI) and
robots are more harmful
than beneficial at he end of
the day.
Many people are starting to
wonder if they are next in line
for replacement by AI or a
robot. But don’t worry! not all
hope is lost. The good news
is that not every business is
compatible with automation.
Many professions and
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services require empathy,
intuition and social
interaction to be effective.
For example; salespeople,
healthcare workers, social
workers, police, teachers
and artists. But everything
here is mentioned the story
before COVID -19 pandemic,
the story can change after
corona period!
The high cost of labor in
Europe, USA, or Japan has
created the necessary of
automation or robot. But it
is true, still there are some
jobs which are not possible
to accomplish successfully
by robot rather for this
we need human brain. So,
this is a dilemma for what
the developed countries
are moving towards Asia
or Africa for production
purposes. Consequently,
the rise of China, India,
Vietnam or Ethiopia has been
observed as new economic
power. These countries
have very cheap labor
force. Bangladesh is also
considered another source
in this regard. But because of
political problem, corruption
and proper planning we are
clearly behind them. Despite
that; everything was going
well! But it is anticipated that
these countries and their
huge labor force may face
a big challenge in coming
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Corona virus will make this
selfish world more selfish.
Countries will try to reduce
their dependency on
other countries. Specially
the sectors of health, the
developed countries may
again try to self-reliant. As a
result, Europe or US owned
the medicine and medical
equipment companies
may shift their production
facilities from Asia or Africa
to their own countries. Here
the challenge is labor cost.
The labor cost in Europe or
USA is so far higher than
that of Asia or Africa. It is not
possible for them to carry on
their business with this high
cost. And, then automation
or robot is the best solution.
The use of robot or
automated technology will be
accelerated. Human will lose
their job.
This can happen in other
sectors as well. Because of
corona virus, the world’s
people are losing trust
form each other. Safety and
cleanliness will become a big
concern. The businesses will
try to reduce human touch in
their business activities and
this decision can help them
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years because of COVID – 19
pandemic.
to gain more safety and trust,
and thus it can bring more
success in their business.
For example; in restaurant
business the use of robot for
food serving and cleaning
purpose may increase in high
volume comparing before
corona situation. This is also
alarming for human and
millions of people all over the
world may lose their jobs!
The countries with small
population but very rich
they will give more focus on
technology, digitalization and
use of robot everywhere.
Nordic countries (Norway,
Sweden, Denmark, Finland)
or the country like New
Zealand who are very famous
for refuge support or human
rights, may change their
policy. Because of safety
issue or the effect of corona
virus, they may change
their policy. Economically
the countries have been
facing huge difficulties and
it will continue next couple
of years. The companies of
these countries have already
started struggling. So, as a
survival issue this companies
will lay off a good number of
employees. Consequently,
thousands of immigrant
people must be going to
lose their jobs. And, there
is no hope to get back their
jobs in near future. May be
the companies may change
their policy permanently and
they can move on towards
automation! So, we don’t
know what happens in next
years after COVID -19, but
it’s true the virus will change
the world, and nothing will
become like earlier!
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HOW TO STAY PRODUCTIVE
DURING QUARANTINE
SADIA AFRIN
BANGLADESH
COMILLA UNIVERSITY PHARMACY SOCIETY (CUPS)
T
he term ‘quarantine’ has become
quite familiar in the Corona situation.
Before that, maybe the public didn’t
have much idea about this. Quarantine can
be of different types like when seemingly a
healthy person returns home from abroad,
he or she is initially kept in a separate home
quarantine for 14 days to determine if he
or she has the Covid-19 virus. In addition,
even though a person is not infected with
Covid-19, when a person stays indoors
away from all forms of socialization, it is
voluntarily quarantine.
Corona is a Latin word meaning crown. It is a
type of enveloped RNA virus with a positive
sense. Covid-19 is a ‘respiratory infectious’
disease organized by beta-coronavirus.
The first outbreak of coronavirus was on
Corona is a Latin word meaning crown. It is December 31, 2019 in the city of Wuhan,
a type of enveloped RNA virus with a positive Hubei province, China and it gradually
sense. Covid-19 is a ‘respiratory infectious’ spread worldwide. On March 11, 2020, the
disease organized by beta-coronavirus.
World Health Organization called the virus a
“global epidemic.” In 2020, the epidemic of
this disease has engulfed the country called
Bangladesh.
On March 08, 2020 the first patient infected
with Covid-19 was identified in Bangladesh.
At present, the number of people infected
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with Covid-19 in Bangladesh
is 1,69,000 ; deaths 2,151
people and recovered 78,102
people. Hon’ble Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina declared a
lockdown on March 26, 2020
considering the contagious
situation. In this situation,
public-private
institutions,
educational
institutions,
aviation, public transport,
shops, shopping malls, travelplaces are banned. You can go
out wearing masks and gloves
within a certain period of time
for daily necessities (food and
medicine).
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In the Corona situation,
people have been terrified
of quarantine for a long
time. Sometimes the normal
viral fever is assumed to be
coronavirus. What are the
symptoms of corona (sore
throat, dry cough, runny nose,
headache, vomiting, loss of
smell or taste in food) and
what is a common fever?
Despite the fact that corona
is a physical disorder, it has
made a person mentally
upset. The stress of living in a
monotonous life is constantly
increasing. That is why we can
use a number of methods
to construct quarantine in
Corona situation which are
given below1. Differences in perspective:
Everything has its pros
and cons. That is, being
in quarantine has greatly
reduced
environmental
pollution
(50%
carbon
monoxide and 25% carbon
dioxide reduction). Therefore,
we always have to look at
everything in a positive point
of view. For example, what
is happening as a result
of Covid-19 is out of our
control, since no vaccine has
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been invented yet that’s why time to read in our busy lives.
we should all be aware of So we can spend this time
reading books. The more you
prevention.
read, the more you will learn.
2. Physical Exercise: If you So, Never Stop Learning!
exercise or meditate for thirty
minutes / one hour every day, 7.Cultural Evening - Every
both your body and mind will evening you can practice
your favourite thing such as
be strong.
singing, dancing or reciting
3. Take a deep breath and let poetry in this quarantine .
go again, this is called deep- Maybe you can be the best
breath exercise. This will music or artist in the future
increase the blood supply to through this practice! We all
know that practice makes a
the lungs and reduce stress.
man perfect.
4. Lots of rumored information
is going viral through social 8. You can spend some time
media in Corona situation. in the afternoon with nature.
Hence, we should follow some For those of us who love
authentic websites like BBC, to garden, we can use this
World Health Organization opportunity to invigorate the
or Press Briefing and avoid balcony or the rooftop of
the house by planting green
rumors.
saplings. The coronavirus is
5. You can spend leisure teaching us how important
time with your family - we are it is to plant trees in our
often too busy to set aside environment to fight for our
time for ourselves or for our survival.
family. This is the time since
we are together, so we should 9. But you can also continue to
spend some better moment practice English by watching
positive movies / series.
together.
opportunity of quarantine.
From now on, business
planning through product
planning, marketing strategy,
information collection and
analysis can keep ready.
11.
Quarantine
is
an
opportunity where we can do
several courses online, do our
own skill development if we
want.
12. We can always pray to
the Creator. Everyone is
able to practice their religion
effortlessly at home.
Above all, if the activities go
according to plan, we hope
that a productive quarantine
can be observed.
6. Reading books - We buy a 10. Those who want to be
can
take
lots of books by our favorite entrepreneurs
authors but we don’t have advantage of this golden
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WHAT COVID-19
FETCH TO OUR LIFE
BANGLADESH
SADIA NOOR
BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIBUR RAHMAN
AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
Since then, the pandemic has spread day by
day over the whole nation and the number
of affected people has been increasing. In
order to save all the people, the government
declared “lockdown” throughout the nation
from 23 March to 30 May and prepared some
necessary steps to spread awareness to keep
this syndrome away from them.
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
is part of the worldwide pandemic of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused
by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was
confirmed to have spread to Bangladesh
in March 2020. The first three known cases
were reported on 8 March 2020 by the
country’s epidemiology institute, IEDCR.
Since then, the pandemic has spread day by
day over the whole nation and the number
of affected people has been increasing. In
order to save all the people, the government
declared “lockdown” throughout the nation
from 23 March to 30 May and prepared
some necessary steps to spread awareness
to keep this syndrome away from them.
Infections remained low until the end of
March but saw a steep rise in April and
continue until now.
SHARING
COVID-19:
EXPERIENCES
DURING
I am going share about my experience which
I accumulated during this pandemic. Let’s
start with the positives vibes that is about
Family time, freedom and palatable food.
The positive thing about being home during
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the coronavirus pandemic is
that I get to spend time with
my family and share with
them what I’m learning. I get to
involve my parents in activities
that I have only done with my
friends. I also get to see what
my siblings are learning and
help them in their need. I
enjoy staying home. I actually
have more time on my hands
than I know what to do with.
I’ve been trying to use that
extra time for productive
things, like learning how to
cook. The best thing about
being at home is I get to hang
around with my family more
and not being able to be
around other people helps
me to get outside, and do
some exercise. Everything
has positive and negative
consequences. I also found
negative ramification on this
ground. The technology can
be amusement, but it doesn’t
always help. I’m doing online
learning through Google
Classroom, and sometimes
it’s difficult. Problems which I
want to attach sometimes it
won’t attach, the file didn’t save
properly. I’m a visual learner,
and so I prefer to take a
hands-on approach, including
marking up and annotating
the work before me on actual
paper. However, with online
learning, it’s difficult, and I find
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myself writing much more
than I usually would.
risk of social isolation.
ARISING SOLUTION:
IDEAS ABOUT COVID-19
‘The project is providing basic
AND ITS SOLUTION:
In our villages, the elderly
usually live on their own,
relying on family and friends
to bring their shopping
home regularly. After these
measures, these people may
lose access to this social
support.
Moreover,
the
current situation puts them at
food, hygiene and health
supplies. A team of volunteers,
who are we all relatives is in
charge of doing the home
shopping so the elderly and
other people at risk don’t
have to be exposed to the
virus. We have also a hotline
to listen to their demands and
provide company, mitigating
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VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
DURING THIS PANDEMIC:
Volunteering in the time
of the pandemic is more
complicated than in normal
circumstances, As I said in the
above mentioned points that
we all relatives help elderly
and other destitute peoples so
that they don’t exposed to the
virus. The activities we done is
delivering groceries or meals
good nutrition and sufficient
calories are important for
body and mind, as well as for
keeping spirits up.
LESSONS LEARNED FROM
COVID-19:
1. Hygiene helps: If any old
lesson came handy during
the COVID-19 crisis it was
that hygiene helps. We have
all been taught to wash our
hands every time we’ve been
to a place that could have
disease causing germs, when
we return home from outside
and from time to time for
good measure.
2. Our medical capacities are
limited but we have huge
reserve capacity: Medical
capacities, especially in urban
areas, have usually been
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taken for granted. Our worry
has been the quality of care.
But we have learnt now that
the richest of nations are
limited in their capacity to
treat people if there is a large
outbreak of a disease. To
alleviate the massive pressure
on the healthcare industry,
governments, including the
Bangladesh
government,
have implemented several
measures to enhance capacity
– right from equipping
tertiary medical care givers to
getting healthcare on wheels
activated. Bangladesh has a
large qualified and capable
base of medical professionals
who are not allowed into
regular practice and it is to
our credit that we tapped
into that base to tackle the
pandemic. The existence
of this reserve cohort of
qualified medical personnel is
a welcome realisation indeed.
too much. While physiological
and security needs have been
paramount, many have found
ways to learn new skills or
do things they have always
wanted to do but couldn’t
make time for. Families and
friends have engaged over
video calls and many have
“met” members of their
family more often during the
lockdown than they otherwise
do! Despite the lockdown we
have discovered that we can
satisfy all needs in Maslow’s
hierarchy. Many have learnt
what really matters to them.
PARTICIPATING IN
ONLINE ACTIVITIES:
I do participate in online
activities of Coursera which is
free online courses from top
universities like Yale, Michigan,
and Stanford. Learn and gain
marketable skills through
video lectures, quizzes, and
3. We really don’t need forum . It is a large online
much to live: We have lived platform for learning anything
through a lockdown. The which I want.
availability of food, water,
shelter,
communication, After doing this course they
medicines and education and provide certificates. I was also
entertainment on television & lucky enough to get some of
the internet has kept us going. mine.
The lockdown has forced us
to ask what we really need to
live reasonably well. And the
answer in most cases is – not
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COVID-19 AND
MY LIFE STORY
ABDIQANI MOHAMED HAASHI
SOMALIA
SOMALIA
Corona virus was the most frightening thing
that I have ever faced in my life. My life has
been completely uprooted because of the
virus. When the COVID-19 outbreak started
I was out of my country and without my
mother and father. I lived in Bangladesh
with my older brother and friends that are
from the same country. I have been staying
at home for a long time. I have experienced
the most blessed month of Ramadan during
the quarantine days Alhamdulillah. It is a
difficult time but I am passing it by taking
some simple online courses, by talking to
my friends,by using social media a lot, by
playing games and by watching movies
sometimes and reading books.
Covid-19 pandemic condition in Somalia
is not good also.Covid-19 pandemic was
confirmed to have reached Somalia on 16th
March 2020 as the first case was confirmed
in Mogadishu the capital of Somalia.
The effects of corona virus in Somalia is very
dangerous like other countries.Corona virus
has had a major impact worldwide, the virus
stopped the flow of the world in social and
business sector.
My life has been completely uprooted because
of the virus. When the COVID-19 outbreak
started I was out of my country and without my
mother and father. I lived in Bangladesh with
my older brother and friends that are from the
same country.
The disease also had a significant impact on
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infrastructure
has
been
gutted by decades of conflict
and instability. A large part of
the population lives in close
quarters, while millions reside
in decrepit settlements for
people without money to buy
soap or without access to
regular running water. At the
same time, staying at home is
not a practical option for most
informal workers who need
to leave their houses daily to
earn money and put some
food on the table.
what was supposed to
happen did not happen. The
virus has not spread in our
country thanks to God. Now
Somali businesses are open.
People who had to work on
a daily basis, they go to work
and this happened by the
grace of God.
So we pray to Almighty, the
most merciful, keep us all
healthy and quickly normalize
this situation.
Poor health infrastructure
is clearly displayed during This was the biggest fear faced
this Covid-19 situation in by the Somali government and
Somalia. The country’s health their people. Alhamdulillah
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the small business in Somalia
because people had been
stuck at home due to fear of the
virus that was the challenge
faced by Somali people when
the virus outbreak started.
Alhamdulillah now everything
is back to normal. Domestic
flights are resumed as well
as businesses are being
restarted, the only thing has
remained now is to reopen
the educational institutions
and overseas flights.
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LET THE QUARANTINE
BE MORE PRODUCTIVE
BANGLADESH
CHAITY DEBNATH DIPA
Corona’s violence is going on all over the world
now. Tha outbreak of the coronavirus, which
began in December, 2019, is still ongoing. Due
to the outbreak of covid-19, public life largely
come to a standstill. In corona’s panic, we no
longer leave the house without much need.
Many of us out of breath while living under
this house arrest. It’s surprising to think!!
before the advent of this virus, we used to be
desperate to get some rest in our daily lives.
Many a day, perhaps with this regret, “the day
is over, why does time go by so fast??
I can’t do my hobbies anymore.” We stay busy
from morning till night. We don’t even have
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time to sit in peace.
And now in the corona epidemic, we seem to
be missing our busy lives. In this quarantine,
time seems to be running out from sitting at
home all day. What a strange desire we have!
When we’re busy, we regret not having enough
time. And when we spend our free time, we
say, “Our busy life was good.“
Because of being locked in four walls for the
fear of coronavirus, we’ve got a lot of leisure
time. In our relentless pursuit of life, we don’t
have much time or opportunity to look back.
Now, as we’ve got endless leisure time in
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In this
chance, nature is
also adorning itself with
amazing beauty. So, in this
quarantine, we can equip and
enrich ourselves with various
skills. This, such as: learning
English, learning different
software skills, having online
course etc.For learning these,
we have internet!! We can
learn these online through
internet connection on our
smartphones that will help us
to be smarter in the future.
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Quarantine has given us the
opportunity to take down the
dusty books from shelves,
to clean them up and to
gain knowledge from them.
Book can be our best friend
in this retirement. Book has
no alternative to expand
our knowledge
beyond
institutional education. So,
we can read various selfdeveloping books, novels,
short stories etc to make our
lives more productive and
effective in quarantine. In this
case, internet can also help
us in detail. We can download
and read pdf of book on our
smartphone. We can do a
variety of hobby activities for
entertainment. These are like
drawing, singing, cooking,
making different things for
house. And yes, there are
many
events,
seminars,
competitions that are being
arranged through online now.
We can participate in them
and develop our talent.
That way, we can do our best
to make this time better.
Also, many people running
in the rush are almost losing
contact with their relatives
and friends.It’s important to
be strong mentally during
covid-19 outbreak. So we
can talk to our relatives and
friends on audio or video calls
through internet. It will bring
peace to all of us. We should
not only think of our friends
and relatives. We also have
to think about our society
during
this
quarantine.
Many people are fighting
with poverty in this time. We
should help them according
to our own capabilities. Many
organisations are working
continuously on this issue.
It’s better to join those
organisations as volunteers.
And the most important thing
is to remember the Creator
everyday, every moment.
Corona is now trampling
all over the world. Now we
should remember our creator
more and more. We should
all live ethically in accordance
with religious discipline. And
of course, I’ll be aware and
help others to be aware. I’ll be
clean and encourage others
to be clean. Finally, everything
depends on our perspective.
If we have a positive outlook,
we’ll be able to use this time
of quarantine in a reasonable
manner. And that’s how,
quarantine can be made
productive.
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quarantine, it’s time to look
back on the days left in our
own life. It’s the time to learn
from the mistakes of the past
and adjust ourselves to live
well in the days ahead. So,
while we’re in quarantine,
we have the opportunity to
think about ourselves and
to give ourselves more time.
The next thing that comes
to mind is to give time to
family. Because of being busy,
many of us can’t give enough
time to our family. So, in this
quarantine, we should all
spend a lot of time with family.
This will strengthen the bond
between family members. To
avoid the effects of corona, as
we’re at home all day, roads,
educational
institutions,
factories etc have all become
depopulated.
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MY QUARANTINE DAYS
NUSRAT TAMANNA RAJMI
CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH
There was a desire to dive into the abyss of
thought that awoke in my restless mind to
play with my own emotions like myself by
overtaking the ongoing busyness, breaking
through a series of procedures.
From march 17 to march 19, 2020, I worked
longer than my daily routine despite the
tensed moments. On March 20, I attended
the wedding of one of my relatives and when
I returned home, I found out that the first
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BANGLADESH
corona positive person to die in mirpur, dhaka
whose was prepared to bury without the
proper funeral requirements as there was a
fear of spreading the virus from the dead.
A great anxiety arose in my chest and there
was a ban from leaving the house.
Day by day, on one side, the world situation
was getting worse, and on the other side,
I was getting frustrated with the strange
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the stuck period to find a
little emotional tranquility.
I started paying attention
to the work from the four
walls. Besides, i grabbed the
opportunity to raise funds for
the unprivileged community.
In this ways, April passed.
Volunteer (ANYV) and also
on Coursera (A world famous
online learning platform) as
a student of University Of
Chittagong. Participating in
various workshops of nongovernmental organizations
as well as being directly
involved in social activities
of my organisation, the
pendamic days were paased.
Sometimes the news of
illness and death in the
corners of distant relatives
or acquaintances, even if not
very close, makes the mind
tremble.
Ramadan was full of glorious
blessings, so it was hard
to understand how this
quarantine period passed
In the midst of this great durning this time.
crisis, we must move forward
with the utmost awareness. In the middle of May, there
I advised my organization was an opportunity to enroll
to conduct online-based in various online courses
activities and go along with of Asian Network Of Youth Death
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is
inevitable
for
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captivity. There was a desire
to play with my feelings with
my own ways but at this time
of anxiety and mental turmoil,
all were vanished as everyone
including me was much tensed
for our own existence. In this
way, despite the reluctance of
my own, I realized that I had
changed my mind and gained
strength of mind and body
that, this is now the reality.
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everyone but such death is Although the above sentences
undesirable for everyone.
are the story of my personal
life, the story of thousands
To increase mental strength, of young people like me may
i completed an online have different backgrounds
course named “Mind control: or other stories connected.
managing
your
mental
health during covid 19” from This terrible epidemic still
Coursera and also an another envelops the whole world.
course named “Healthy Mind As human society has moved
& Better Life” from Manusher forward since the dawn of
Jonno Foundation. I was time, ignoring many dangers
very much benefited from and crises, we too must learn
these courses. At the same from that golden history and
time I kept myself busy by properly address the current
cooperating in various internal conflict and move forward
affairs of the family and tried with development in the
to give time to the family. midst of this hard times. And
While it was impossible to go this responsibility rests more
out and meet with relatives on our young society.
and friends in person, I
did my best to overcome In addition to the epidemic,
my emotional turmoil by various
diseases
were
connecting through various prevalent in our world and
social medias, as well as are still present. Sometimes
helping others to find peace it is in the form of corruption,
of mind.
sometimes it is in the form
of heinous human rights
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violations. In order to get rid
of these dreadful diseases
including epidemics, it is
necessary to introduce the
experienced ones who faced
hard times in past and make
necessary steps to use young
society effectively as a cure for
all the diseases in the world
and provide maximum help to
prevent the disease. Although
hundred percent success may
not be achieved , a little bit of
success can be expected and
even a little bit of success will
become a participatory force
in the joint efforts.
I am hopeful that one day
all these diseases will be
gradually removed from the
world
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PANDEMIC
DALAL
SUDAN
SUDAN
Before diving deep into our story I present
myself to you My name is Dalal from Sudan,
and I currently study for a Master’s degree at
one of Malaysia’s public universities, I convey
my experience as an foreign student in
Malaysia at the time of the Corona pandemic
to our student friends in Bangladesh who
have the idea of completing their studies
abroad.
When the news began circulating with the
increase in cases of infection in Malaysia, I
did not care much about the matter, and
I was practicing my normal daily life as a
student, with dozens of other students, I
go to the library, lab, class and I eat in the
cafeteria with the gathering of students.
I am one of the few foreign students who live
in the university’s internal hostel housing, even
though most foreign students prefer to stay
outside the university because of their different
living needs from local students, such as food,
but I chose internal hostel housing because of
the low cost of living and to learn more about
the culture and lifestyle of local students.
I am one of the few foreign students who live
in the university’s internal hostel housing,
even though most foreign students prefer
to stay outside the university because
of their different living needs from local
students, such as food, but I chose internal
hostel housing because of the low cost of
living and to learn more about the culture
and lifestyle of local students.
And due to the acceleration of covid-19
cases, the government decided that it
would close all the country, and people
were given a few days to prepare for the
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lockdown period, so local
students hurried to return to
their home towns, until the
university hostels in which I
was and still living became
empty,
and
remaining
number of students inside
the university hostels did
not exceed a hundred, so
the university administration
decided to gather them all in
one of the central hostels.
We were told to prepare
ourselves to move to the
central hostel, and to take
only the basic necessities for
life, so I took some clothes,
passports
and
personal
care, and left the remaining
belongings in my original
hostel room.
While we were standing in line
to receive the keys to our new
rooms in the central hostel,
a girl was standing in front of
me who seemed friendly from
her smile, so she approached
me and inquired about
something and answered
her, and I asked her where
are you from? She said: From
Bangladesh, her name Dipika,
and when it came to our turn
to receive the room key, we
were not lucky enough to
share same room together
because it was her second
day at the university and she
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had extra procedures for
receiving the key. So I was
given a room with a local girl
whose family came to take
her to their house on the
same day, so I stayed alone in
the room during two months
of lockdown.
I did not care that I was alone
in the room, but rather I
said to myself, this is better,
since I used to live alone in
the room also in the original
hostel, So I left my things in
the room, and went quickly
to the supermarket to panic
buy basic supplies such as
detergents, soaps and toilet
paper same as the rest of
people around the world on
the day before the lockdown,
So I went back to the hostel
with a lot of supplies, and
some students saw me finding
it difficult to carry them, so
they helped me and as usual,
I asked them where are you
from? They answered me that
they are from Bangladesh,
what a coincidence!
for students per day and
delivered it to all the buildings
in which the students live.Even
Personal care was provided to
us free of charge throughout
the lockdown period, which
lasted about two months, All
the students did not violate
the quarantine, and there
was a sense of responsibility
towards the community. Day
after day, loneliness and lack
of communication with people
took a toll on me slowly, but
I used to communicate with
family and friends and talk to
them through social media
more than before.
I took this opportunity to read
more research publications
and write some of the
chapters of the Graduation
Project. After a period of
a month of lockdown, the
practice of walking inside
the university campus was
allowed, due to the stability
of cases of corona infection,
as the Malaysian government
managed in a short time to
control the pandemic, and the
On the first day of the number of deaths completely
LockDown, and unfortunately, until this point did not exceed
a COVID-19 case appeared 125 cases.
in one of the employees in
the cafeteria. They asked us Days passed and every day
not to leave the rooms and was similar to the other, as I
the university administration realized that a human is a firstprovided three free meals class social being, who cannot
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After exactly two months of
quarantine, I woke up early
and ate breakfast, felt some
heavy and went for a walk
for half an hour, and when
I got back to my room I ate
lunch and sat and finished
my studies, and suddenly I
felt dizzy so I went outside
the room to the ground floor.
Perhaps the dizziness stops,
but it kept getting worse so I
took the stairs to go back. To
my room, and when I got to
the floor of my room, I was
short of breath and was like I
was last in my breath, for good
luck I was able to knock on the
door of my local neighbors
in the next room and asked
for help and rescue me
immediately, The girls rushed
to help me and called the
student official, who in turn
contacted the ambulance
and within 15 minutes the
ambulance arrived ... It
was the most terrifying 15
minutes of my life. At the
hospital, I was quickly treated
and the doctor who received
me was very humorous and
very caring. According to the
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live alone, and when I see any
random person, I would like to
be happy as a child who sees
his parents after an absence,
and I would like to talk to this
stranger.
medical report, the cause of on the first day of my stay in
the shortness of breath was the university hostel, and we
stress.
had parted because of the
distance of our colleges.
I returned from the hospital to
my room, but I did not sleep She asked me directly, are you
that night and I remained worried about something?
afraid and the state of I told her the story of the
tension and fear of loneliness disease that I had been
continued to haunt me every through, so she went directly
second of the day, for several with me to my room and since
consecutive days. On the then we have not left each
same days I saw one of my other ... Nina was a lost gift
friends from Bangladesh, with that fate gave me.
whom I had shared a room
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But my vertigo was still
going on with me, and the
cause was not clear until the
doctors could not diagnose
it, On that day, I felt dizzy
with stomach pain, so I went
to the doctor, and she told
me that I was suffering from
gastroesophageal
reflux
disease, which caused me all
previous health problems.
She gave me the medicine
and since then my condition
began to improve, and
throughout this period I was
with my Bangladeshi friend
Nina, who was a stronger
reason than the medicine for
my recovery by staying with
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me and not leaving alone and
her heart is kind and simple
(she is 8 years younger than
me, but we are like sisters).
She asked me if I wanted to go
shopping, and I said yes why
not! We went shopping, and
I read her character as being
tolerant of herself, people and
Days rolled by and the nature, and her personality
university
cafeteria
was flattered me.
opened again, so one day I
went to buy a lunch meal, and Days later, the management
on my way I met by chance of the original hostel in which
the same girl that I had met I live was asked to return, so
while we received the new I was afraid that I would be
keys in the central hostel, so alone again because I had
I asked, as usual, where are used living with Nina, but
you from? She said: I am from there was no other option.
Bangladesh, and my name is And my tears are streaming
Depika and guess what she farewell to Nina and fear of
study at my same college and being alone again.
she arrived Malaysia just two
days before pandemic!
When I arrived at the original
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Indeed, as I expected, Dipika
personality is very special and
she loves everything in life
and she never hates anything
or someone and enjoys
anything in life, no matter how
simple, and I am very lucky to
meet someone like her and to
this day we share the room
and even our families have
become friends with each
other through social media
platforms.
And I advise from my story to
every student who wants to go
to travel outside his country,
that he does not live alone
in the room in the university
hostel, because no one
guarantees his health, and
someday you may get sick and
find yourself alone and it is the
worst thing that can destroy
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hostel, for my good luck, the
management asked that I
share the room with one
of the girls, so I was happy
about this decision, so I told
them directly, can I share the
room with Depika? So I called
Depika : She said yes, I have no
objection to sharing the room
with you. Then I felt reassured
and knew that I would live with
a nice, well-adjusted and wellgroomed person, and would
not feel afraid of illness and
loneliness.
a person psychologically ..
Remember that your family
are not with you, so try look
for good people you relax
mentally with them to share
a room or apartment with
them. From my experience, I
felt psychological comfort and
reassurance when sharing a
room with the Bangladeshi
students.
of students who helped to
ask for ambulances. Without
them, I might have lost my life
in a blink of an eye. I would
also like to thank a student
president
(Felo)
named
Mursyid who took care of
all our needs and inquiries
throughout the quarantine
period, and Rabita who used
to bring me my food everyday
to my room. And to University
Last but not least, I would like staff who supplied us food
to extend my sincere thanks and nurseries over 2 months
and appreciation to these of lockdown.
students from Bangladesh.
They are Depika ,Nina
Lastly I learned that life is
(Ashmam and Asan: Students very precious and we must
who helped me transport the live every second in it with
purchases). I would also like hope, joy, love and happiness.
to thank the local Malaysian Because we can lose it in
students, especially the girls moments and it will not come
in my neighbor room who back to us again
rescued me, and the heads
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AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
AMID COVID19
MD MOMIN SARKAR
STUDENT
BANGLADESH
SHER-E-BANGLA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
The whole world stood still due to corona
virus outbreak. All educational institutions
have been closed. I was getting bored staying
at home. So I was wondering if anything can
be done for the people at this time.
The whole world stood still due to corona virus
outbreak. All educational institutions have been
closed. I was getting bored staying at home. So I
was wondering if anything can be done for the
people at this time.
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Since I am studying agriculture, I can help the
farmers. It will be my own real experience.
Many people cultivate vegetables on a
small scale, such as rooftop gardeners.
They do not get proper guidance in time for
disease and pest control. At first, I planned
to cooperate with them. Since there is less
opportunity to go out of the house, so I used
the Internet. I converted my old group on
Facebook into an agricultural information
based and problem-solving one. I started
posting regularly about various information
and diseases related to agriculture. Within a
few days, the number of members exceeded
1,000. Many people started posting about
agricultural issues. The leaves of the papaya
turning yellow, the leaves of the eggplant
rotting, the leaves of the pepper tree
rotting, the spots on the lemon, the insects
etc problems were coming from them
asking for solution. I continued to solve the
problems in the comments section.
Many people started inboxing me to know
the solution. To make this work more
beautiful and to solve it quickly, I teamed up
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I used to discuss among
ourselves. If necessary, we
would take the advice of
teachers and agriculturist
brothers.
Gradually
our
own experiences began to
grow. Before giving advice, I
would look at the agricultural
website, I would also take the
help of the agriculture app
so that I could give the right
advice. Highlight information
on
organic
pesticide
preparations and methods to
make gardeners interested in
organic farming. To increase
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the scope of knowledge, I
started looking at various
agricultural
information
and agricultural research
papers on Google. We lag
behind in technical education
due to a lack of internship
opportunities in agriculture.
So at first, I did not want
to directly advise farmers
on a large scale. By solving
agricultural problems, my own
experience continued to grow.
Besides, these problems were
discussed in our curriculum.
How any pesticide works, how
to prepare the land, when
to apply it, what fertilizer to
use, why flowers and fruits
fall off - these are taught in
our different semesters. So
solving the problem was a
little easier for me.
However, some problems
cannot be solved by looking
at the pictures. In this case,
I suggest contacting the
Upazila Agriculture Officer.
Slowly I started advising my
neighbors. Many have been
benefited. They expressed
their gratitude for getting
such advice easily. And this
is my great achievement.
As students of the Faculty
of Agriculture, it is our
responsibility to serve the
farmers. I am proud to be able
to devote myself to the service
of the farmer brothers during
this pandemic situation.
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with my campus friends Nahid
Hasan, Rukaiya Islam, Fatema
Tuj Johura, junior younger
brother Mamun. Many times I
could not catch the problem
by looking at the pictures.
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MY DAILY ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCE ON
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
SHANDES POUDEL
NEPAL
NEPAL
I am Shandes Poudel. I am from Nepal
studying agriculture from Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural
University, Bangladesh. I am also the
member of ANVY Society. From few months
we have been affected by COVID-19 and
we aren’t able to continue our normal life
again. Same thing happens to me . I have
just returned home from Bangladesh and I
planned this vacation with interesting trips
and trecks but this virus comes as a villain
to me. After I knew the Corona Virus get
spread by contact of people, I locked up me
in the boundaries of my house . Initially, I
have no idea what to do as I am in house
infront of laptop and mobile all the time. I
have no where to go , completedly banned
from going, meeting and playing outside
.I got bored and frustrated but later, I got
familier with this environment and try to
utilize this time as opportunity. I got a lot of
quality time to enjoy with my family. I helped
my family members in different works such
as cooking, sweeping as well as washing
dishes etc . As I have no nothing to do , I
started to see everything as opportunities
.As COVID-19 started to spread within
European countries , I started to give
information about COVID-19 in my family and
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Recently I am participating in online classes
held by ANVY Society which is very helpful for
me in developing mental and physical health,
leadership, role of citizenship etc.
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Recently I am participating in
online classes held by ANVY
Society which is very helpful for
me in developing mental and
physical health, leadership,
role of citizenship etc. During
this pandemic time, many
patients are depriving of
blood. So recently we have
organized the blood donation
programme with the help
of community people and
Red cross society. Recently
, In my birthday I planted
some trees that will help to
eradicate global warming. I
started to keep my eye on
mental health as we know
suicide rate is increasing day
by day. If I look these whole
world this time then my faith
on god will decreased and
become fruasted because a
lot of people get affected by
it. Meanwhile when I looked
at me , I get smuged at myself
as I got a lot of changes on
me picking every difficulties as
opportunities.
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society ;about its symptoms
and preventive measures. I
started to get interested in
different creational activities
like reading books, drawing,
writing articles, doing physical
exercises and participated in
different online activites and
seminar.
Lot of people get infected by
COVID-19 and lead several
to death . Till time ,there is
no vaccine formed .The only
method to get rid of it is social
distancing .Until the vaccine is
formed, lets hope for the best
and do our best to protect
ourself , country and world
free from Corona Virus .
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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE
TIME OF PANDEMIC
SULTANA RAZIA
BANGLADESH
PROJECT MANAGER,
SBK FOUNDATION
Developing
&
Practicing
Emotional
Intelligence: “Emotional intelligence is critical
in building and maintaining relationships
and influencing others—key skills that
help people throughout their career and
wherever they sit in an organizational
structure,” says Andrews, associate dean
at Harvard University. According to studies,
in the wake of the COVID-19 induced
lockdown, over 40% people have reportedly
suffered from complex mental health issues
across the globe with other reports indicate
a rise in the suicidal rate
in different
countries. Amid this lockdown, the specter
of joblessness, inequality and loneliness
rose again, in my country, triggering the
need for reaching out people with mental
health related assistance ever than before.
In light of this context, I intend to step in
to extend assistances as much as possible
to the youths grappling with frustrations. It
is notewirthy to mention that I have been
exploring
emotional
intelligence
since
2016 with Mind mechanics academy, & as
Developing & Practicing Emotional Intelligence:
“Emotional intelligence is critical in building
and maintaining relationships and influencing
others—key skills that help people throughout
their career and wherever they sit in an
organizational structure,” says Andrews,
associate dean at Harvard University.
I had co-facilitated more than 20 learning
sessions at Mind Mechanics Academy
where participants came from various
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backgrounds.
Suppressed emotions gives
rise to a spiral of stress:
Getting stuck in the midst of
this lockdown, people have
been working from home with
everything is closed. In this
context, I understand that I
cannot change participants’
perspectives
about
EQ
overnight. But, I believe my
efforts
can
make
subtle
changes through my approach
and on how do I react to
things, giving some sort of
relief to the people. On the
other hand, it’s a pretty good
time to think and develop
emotional
understanding.
There are four basic themes
that can help one grasp
the essence e of EI (selfawareness,
self-regulation,
relationship
management,
helped me attain long term stories where participants can
and short term term goals. In relate themselves as a part of
the session, participants from that story.
as many as 17 countries
Mainstreaming
Of
Virtual
As it’s a virtual session, I Classrooms during COVID-19
designed this session in a few & My learnings from this
segments. Providing them with session:
a few case studies, group case “Learning to manage your own
studies, group activities , live emotions” was the topic of the
sessions & self assessments. session I conducted and the
All of the case studies are methodologies I applied while
designed
based
on
true
taking these sessions helped
and practicing empathy all
are internal workings that we
have full control over).
My learnings from this session:
“Learning to Manage your own
emotions” was the topic of
the session I conducted and
the methodologies I applied
while taking these sessions
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me attain long term and short behavioral changes among act. Our everyday emotions
term goals. In the session, a panic stricken people
and
can drive us to take action
total of 367 participants from anger management issues, and influence the decisions
as many as 17 countries took moreover sensed a self-driven we make about our lives,
part, opening up a scope for growing interest among some both large and small & Exactly
getting introduced to a sea of people in learning Emotional When we fail to express our
cross-cultural issues. Initiation intelligence.
emotions, our brain can often
of the first virtual session
go into the take-off state.
allowed me to learn and Why we need to express our This is a physical reaction to
identify different needs of the emotion:
We all know that stress that sets off a chain
target group. While conducting emotions can play a key role
of events throughout our
two live sessions I get to know in our life how we reflect and bodies. It increases our heart
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being inside most of the time,
and makes us feel anxious or
the opportunities to practice
depressed.
Finally according to Daniel empathy and using our social
Goleman “If your emotional skills for the good are now
Expressing our emotions abilities aren’t in hand, if you endless, which is working
brings about a lot more don’t have self-awareness, if to help people to learn the
wellbeing:
you are not able to manage various skills and meet the
your distressing emotions, if SDGs. The more in tune you
1. Offers a new point of view
you can’t have empathy and are
with
to a problem
have effective relationships, intelligence,
your
emotional
however,
the
2. Makes decision making and then no matter how smart easier you can make the
problem solving easier
you are, you are not going to transition from reaction to
3. Reduces anxiety
get very far.” With many of us response.
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rate, slows digestive functions 4. Lessens depression
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OUTCOME OF COVID19 AND THE OPTIMIZATION OF
THE POSSIBLE NEXT WAVES:
“CLIMATE CHANGE AND
MENTAL ILLNESS”
BANGLADESH
UMME ZAMILATUN NAIMA
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT,
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT,
MAWLANA BHASHANI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
What does the future hold for us after the
pandemic? I lie awake at night wondering
where we will be in the next few months
or maybe the next ten years, all being the
outcome of our own deeds and actions; and
what the future has in store for my loved
ones. Or even if we somehow are lucky
enough to survive this, how are we going
to make the earth a better place, a “safe
haven” for our future generations?
Hopefully, not all hope seems to be lost.
Because while the world grapples with the
novel coronavirus, the pandemic is having
some unexpected but positive side effects.
Mother Earth is healing.
The slowdown in human activity due
to the pandemic, has so far shown to
have had a positive impact on the planet
due to the lockdown, travel restrictions,
dying consumption and the overall fall of
capitalism. Now as uncertain the answer to
the question “how long will this pandemic
exist?” is, even more uncertain is finding the
exact answers as to how long these natural
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The slowdown in human activity due to
the pandemic, has so far shown to have
had a positive impact on the planet due
to the lockdown, travel restrictions, dying
consumption and the overall fall of capitalism.
Now as uncertain the answer to the question
“how long will this pandemic exist?”
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habitats will persist, wiith the
birds chirping louder than
they have in ages , the air
fresher than we have had in
years (which by the way, we
are unable to breathe due to
staying in lockdowns- such is
our misfortune ), the turtoises
and sharks coming back to
our seas and wondering in
blissful harmony, without the
fear of being hunted down or
killed for meeting the selfish
needs of the human kind.
and actions if we after all,
survive this? The answers to all
these questions are integral
to lessen the possibility of
the next waves that are
almost certain to embrace us
after “this storm” hopefully
passes, keeping in mind that
all of these and much more
might also somehow be the
resultant of the pandemic
and the existing lockdowns.
All of this, for now, seems like
a paradoxical nightmare that
Now, what could be the we can’t seem to wake up
COVID19 and climate change, possible connection of the from. So what is the ultimate
although both appear to be pandemic and all these other outcome?
environmental
problems associated factors to our
at large, are in fact social- mental well-being? Or how do Let’s analyse some data
economically driven. In fact, we need to mend our thoughts to bring things more into
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the changes due to climate
change were supposed to
be the next wave before the
pandemic happened, and
the catalysis was already
in place. So as an aspiring
environmentalist, I see two
ecological futures intertwined
after the pandemic: The
continuation of this climate
change and it’s subsequent
effects on mental health and
illness.
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perspective and make them that this is likely, albeit difficult
to prove beyond doubt. Think
clearer.
about it. The reason why our
People living in places with air previous generations had less
pollution have higher rates suicidal tendencies than now
of depression and suicide, a is perhaps because they had
systematic review of global fresh air to breathe, more
data has found. Cutting air parks, playgrounds and areas
pollution around the world of refreshment and recreation
to the EU’s legal limit could near to their homes to hang
prevent millions of people out in. Now factors like people
from becoming depressed, staying home and lesser
the research suggests. This emissions from vehicles and
begs the assumption that factories are, sure, helping
exposure to toxic air is causing us to breathe cleaner air.
if not all, most of these cases But the condition of people
of depression around the having to leave the nature
world, or at least contributing alone and staying indoors
to it. Scientists too believe to keep it fresh and healthy
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does not really make sense
in the longer run. With the
isolation being imposed and
assuming that that in itself
might be a reason behind the
deteriorating mental health
of a lot of people around the
globe, the fresher air and
healthier natural habitats
outside are unfortunately,
not really helping people
struggling to cope with
anxiety and depression, being
locked down in the confines
of their homes. And as soon
as this ends and the world
gets back up on its feet, the
economies will rise again and
capitalism will climb back at
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According to WHO, more
than 264 million people suffer
from depression. With the
increasing number of people
having to deal with mental
illness due to staying indoors
because of the existing
COVID-19 crisis, it becomes
crucial for us to put light on
the prevailing connection
between the environment
and the state of mind of the
people, for optimizing the
next big challenges to come.
“We know that the finest
particulates from dirty air can
reach the brain via both the
bloodstream and the nose,
and that air pollution has
been implicated in increased
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[brain] inflammation, damage
to nerve cells and to changes
in stress hormone production,
which have been linked to
poor mental health,” a study by
Braithwaite said. The particle
pollution analysed in the study
was produced by burning
fossil fuels in vehicles, homes
and industry. The researchers
said the new evidence
further strengthened calls
to tackle what the World
Health Organization calls
the “silent public health
emergency” of dirty air. So
basically, controlling human
health and building a healthy
environment for us to live
in, both of these depend on
how we regulate our socioeconomic
behavior
post
pandemic.
understand the social and
economic reasons that keep
us emitting greenhouse gases,
and likewise with COVID-19.
Yes, the direct cause is the
virus. But managing its effects
requires us to understand
human
behaviour
and
its wider socio-economic
context.
As Sir Newton said, “For every
action there is an equal and
opposite reaction”. It’s high
time we understand the wider
consequences of our social
behaviors and think about
building a sustainable future,
in order to save ourselves
from the next possible waves.
If we want to be resilient
to future pandemics, avoid
the worst of climate change
and air pollution, we need
a system that will bring
effective social changes, one
which won’t need people to
stay back at home for the
nature to be at it’s best, but
one which will enable people
to enjoy it, while ensuring
a sound and sustainable
future with optimized risks of
forthcoming challenges.
Like I said in the beginning
of this article, Coronavirus,
like climate change, is
partly a problem of our
socio-economic
structure.
Although
both
appear
to be “environmental” or
“natural” problems, they are
more
socio-economically
driven than our minds can
comprehend. Yes, climate
change is caused by certain A world of possibility awaits!
gases absorbing heat. But
that’s a very shallow way to
explain it. To really understand
climate change, we need to
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its peak. Subsequently the
chances of the climate being
heated up and going back to
how it was again, the lack of
fresh air will increase, leading
to the outbreak of the next
waves of climate change
and mental illness in people.
Surviving the pandemic only
to end up having zero crop
production, fighting droughts,
having houses and livelihoods
drowned in water due to
natural disasters and the
consequent lack of mental
well-being in people overall
seems to be a devastating
scenerio in the future.
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CAN URBAN FORESTRY
BE A MEDIUM FOR
REDUCING CLIMATE
CHANGE IN CITIES?
NEPAL
SWOSTHI THAPA
NEPAL
The world is developing rapidly with
new inventions which has increased
industrialization and urbanization. The
preference of people towards modern
services and facilities has created increment
in migration from rural areas to urban
cities. With the increasing population in
cities, the environment is being worse day
by day. Tree loss, pollution, unsustainability,
overexploitation of resources has caused
climate change and affected every region.
The forests and green vegetation in
rural areas can assist in reducing climate
change impacts but it is the time to think
about population living in urban areas.
Although various governmental bodies as
well as I/NGOs are working for creating
better environment for example, using
bio-degradable products, riding electric
vehicles, reducing plastic use and pollution,
it is still not enough. It’s time to think
about something better, which is, Urban
Forestry. But there is still an argument,
Can urban forestry help in maintaining
good environmental condition along with
reducing impacts of climate change?
Urban forestry is the care and management
of single trees and tree populations in urban
settings for the purpose of improving the urban
environment.
We can find the answer to this question
when we get the concept of urban forestry.
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Urban forest provide green
spaces for cities mankind
and improve environmental
condition. The overall effect of
urban trees is to cool the local
environment during summer
either by interception or
through evapotranspiration.
The UN FAO has also said that
planting trees could improve
air quality, cut the risk of floods
and heat waves and halt land
degradation and contribute
in reducing climate change. If
managed well, urban forests
could reduce air temperatures
by up to 80C and cut the
cost of air conditioning by
up to 40% and help cities
adapt to rising temperatures.
Also, planting more trees in
cities reduce the amount
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Urban forestry is the care and
management of single trees
and tree populations in urban
settings for the purpose
of improving the urban
environment. It involves both
planning and management,
including the programming
of care and maintenance
operations of the urban forest.
It is practiced by municipal
and commercial arborists,
municipal and utility foresters,
environmental policymakers,
city planners, consultants,
educators, researchers and
community activists.
of greenhouse gases in the
air by sequestering carbon
dioxide and by reducing the
amount of energy needed to
heat and cool buildings. They
can also serve as long-term
carbon sinks. An average
sized tree can store hundreds
of pounds of CO2 over its
lifetime. Neighborhoods wellshaded with street trees can
be up to 6-10degrees cooler
than neighborhoods without,
reducing
overall
energy
needs. Three trees properly
placed around a house can
save up to 30% of energy
use. Urban forestry planning
can influence the everyday
lives of city dwellers by
reducing storm water runoff,
decreasing wildfire risk and
severity, reducing urban heat
islands, decreasing utility
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costs, increasing economic
growth, and providing clean
drinking water.
It is estimated that almost
70% of the world’s population
will be living in cities by 2050,
mainly in Africa and Asia. This
will worsen the environmental
impacts without solutions.
Considering this estimation,
cities and local municipalities
are beginning to recognize
the
important
linkages
between urban resiliency,
human
well-being,
and
climate change mitigation and
adaptation activities. Most of
the cities in various countries
for example, Hong Kong,
Tokyo, Beijing, London etc.
are adopting this concept of
urban forest for sustainability
and human well-being. They
are doing management of
street trees, trees in parks and
open spaces, trees on private
property, and developing
green roofs and walls. Other
countries are also making
commitments for developing
green spaces either along
roadside or at rooftops.
barriers preventing cities
from accomplishing such
a task. Upfront costs of
training professional staff
and establishing a network
for monitoring and assessing
urban forest health can quickly
surpass the capabilities of local
governments.
Sustainable
funding for management
assistance and tree care
remains a formidable obstacle.
Diversifying and securing
sustainable funding is needed
to increase awareness in area
without proactive approaches
to urban forest management.
Despite the huge benefits,
there
is
challenge
in
implementation
of
this
concept. Insufficient funding
and professional knowledge
are probably the largest
Although there are some
challenges, it is crucial for
development of urban forest
management plan. Increasing
tree canopy cover in large cities
not only helps in maintaining
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healthy environment but
also protect mankind from
natural disasters. It also
provides additional benefits
through carbon storage,
sequestration,
habitat
derivation, and biodiversity.
And more specifically, it
creates awareness among
people to conserve natural
resources and fight against
most pressing issue, Climate
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CORONA CRISIS AND
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN
BANGLADESH
GOLAM MAHBUB FAISAL
BANGLADESH
BNAGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIBUR RAHMAN
AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
“How to proceed from this moment of
Corona pandemic vis-à-vis sustainable
development?” is a common question
circulating throughout the globe. The Corona
crisis has already put a question mark over
UN member states signed Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), a collection
of 17 goals focusing mainly on a better
environment and socio-economic future.
Being a developing country, Bangladesh
is facing more challenges in continuing
sustainable development. Corona crisis has
brought some alarming and long-lasting
effects on the sustainable development
race of Bangladesh.
First of all, the Corona crisis brought
unintended temporary benefits to the
environment which satisfies 5 SDGs
(Goal 6: Clean water; Goal 7: Affordable
& clean energy; Goal 13: Climate Action;
Goal 14: Life below water; Goal 15: Life
on land). With economic activities and
transportation brought to a halt, there
has been a substantial impact in reducing
emissions of Greenhouse Gases (1).
Pollution monitoring satellites operated
by NASA and the European Space agency
observed drastic decreases in air pollution
in many countries now enforcing lockdowns
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“How to proceed from this moment of Corona
pandemic vis-à-vis sustainable development?”
is a common question circulating throughout
the globe.
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something that is being
followed also in Bangladesh.
Additionally, COVID-19 has
positive impacts on reducing
water and sound pollution.
Lockdown in Dhaka city has
reduced overwhelming sound
pollution to a large extent as
plying of public buses, trucks,
trains, motorbikes, etc., are
suspended (1). A harsh truth
to believe, these temporary
benefits will assumably not
exist once the lockdown ends.
However, Corona crisis has
brought a devastating and
long-lasting effect on the
economy which is related to 6
SDGs (Goal 1: No Poverty; Goal
2: Zero Hunger; Goal 3: Good
Health and Well-being; Goal 8:
Decent Work and Economic
Growth; Goal 9: Industry,
Innovation, and Infrastructure;
Goal 11: Sustainable Cities
and Communities). In the
case of Bangladesh, global
buyers canceled orders worth
US$133 million of garments
from the country hitting hard
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the apparel sector, which
contributes 84.2% to the
total exports and employs
about four million people,
mostly women (2). Also,
one of the rising sectors
in Bangladesh, the poultry
industry estimated a loss of
Taka 11.50 billion due to the
Corona crisis until April o4 (3).
Besides, Bangladesh is facing
a huge crisis in remittances
amid COVID-19; World Bank
estimates have projected
that total remittances by
Bangladeshi migrant workers
will fall to US$14 billion for
2020, around a 25% decrease
from the previous year (4).
These losses imply economic
instability which is a big barrier
for sustainable development
in Bangladesh.
Finally, the Corona crisis
already made a harmful effect
on social stability which is
related to 4 SDGs (Goal 4:
Quality education; Goal 5:
Gender Equality; Goal 10:
Reduced Inequality; Goal 16:
Peace, Justice and Strong
Institutions). Due to the
poverty created by the less
work or job opportunities,
there is chaos everywhere in
society getting terrific day by
day. Furthermore, according
to a recent survey by
Manusher Jonno Foundation
(MJF), a local human rights
organization, at least 4,249
women and 456 children
were subjected to domestic
violence in 27 districts of
Bangladesh in April amid of
COVID-19, which is fearsome
(5). Also, students are mostly
spending unproductive time
at home and getting inclined
to social media because of
suspended classes for a
long time. As a whole, social
instability due to the Corona
crisis making a pullback in
sustainable developments in
Bangladesh.
To sum up, the aftereffect of
these fearsome effects of the
Corona crisis will long last in
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Bangladesh which is alarming
for its inhabitants. This
corona crisis came up with
devastating socio-economic
effects, some temporary
environmental benefits, and
eroded some Sustainable
Development Goals gains.
By not relenting efforts,
Bangladesh must focus on
continuing the sustainable
development and deepen
efforts during this Decade
of Action to ‘recover better’,
and build a healthier, safer,
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ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT
EPIDEMIC!
MD. REZWAN AHMED MAHEDI
BANGLADESH
DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY, COMILLA UNIVERSITY
In 1926, the Scottish microbiologist Alexander
Fleming invented the first antibiotic, penicillin.
Later, various antibiotics were discovered
for his benefit, which are widely praised for
stopping various epidemics such as cholera.
One of the blessings of modern medicine
is the discovery of antibiotics. As a result,
it is possible to treat many diseases that
once killed a large number of people. But
now, after taking antibiotics, people are
recovering in a few days and are able to walk.
So we have endless gratitude to antibiotics.
Antibiotic drugs are usually made from
fungi or other microorganisms. Usually this
drug reduces the proliferation of bacteria,
suppressing harmful bacteria. In 1926, the
Scottish microbiologist Alexander Fleming
invented the first antibiotic, penicillin. Later,
various antibiotics were discovered for
his benefit, which are widely praised for
stopping various epidemics such as cholera.
These antibiotics range from one to five
classes. Antibiotics usually stops bacterial
invasion by destroying the bacterial wall.
Before moving on to the main discussion,
we need to know what a bacterium is. It
is a group of single-celled, microscopic
microorganisms without organized nuclei. It
has about 15,000 species. Not all bacteria
are bad. Rather many bacteria, even most
of which live in our gut, are extremely
beneficial. However, the harmful side of
bacteria is usually more noticeable to us.
Now I say, what is antibiotic resistance!
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. Antibiotic resistance happens
when the germs no longer
respond to the antibiotics
designed to kill them. So,
how do these bacteria build
up resistance to an antibiotic
drug? When we take any
antibiotic the doctor gives us
a certain amount. But when
we do not take antibiotics as
directed by the doctor, the
bacteria get a chance! We can
make mistakes but bacteria
will not make mistakes. When
you do not complete the full
dose of the medicine, some
bacteria remain intact, for
which those bacteria develop
an immune system against
that antibiotic, the effect
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of which is that particular
antibiotic drug no longer can
suppress the bacteria, but
requires stronger antibiotics.
In this way the bacteria
gradually become stronger.
Some bacteria have been
found in the human bodies
that are able to resist all kinds
of antibiotic drugs.
laboratory is still conducting
extensive research on such
crises. However, if we are a
little more careful when it
comes to taking medicine, we
will be able to get rid of such
problems.
So, how could it turn into an
epidemic? Scientists have
speculated that if these
antibiotic-resistant bacteria
were able to spread through
sneezing and coughing, there
could be a greater pandemic
than the corona virus in the
future. But the hope is that the
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THE USAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN
HIGHER EDUCATION
DURING COVID-19
HASAN AHMAD
BANGLADESH
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES,
BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIBUR RAHMAN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
All over the world, higher education
institutions are facing many problems and
uncertainty in the face of this COVID-19
situation.
Due to the current situation, students have
faced many kinds of problems to continue
their study. Nowhere, students in developing
countries are facing this conditions even
more internet facility, with others facilities.
Two aspects of this situation have been
observed like positive impact and negative
impact. In this current aspect, it will explain
the effects of social media on higher
education during COVID-19. Despite that
uncertain timelines around social distancing,
higher education institutions have done a
commendable job leveraging digital tools
such as social media in education to keep
students informed, empathize with their
frustrations, and provide guidance and
timely information.
To discover ways that you can utilize
popular social media platforms to connect
and support students during COVID-19
like TikTok, Startmaker, Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube etc.
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To discover ways that you can utilize popular
social media platforms to connect and
support students during COVID-19 like TikTok,
Startmaker, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,
WhatsApp, YouTube etc.
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Recently, the usage of social
media is increasing. The Usage
of Social Media in Education
has great positive impact on
it. Thanks to the use of social
media, we have been able to
take education to a unique
level. Let’s use it to advance
the research level.
With the help of an example,
we can understand very well
how the use of social media
in the impact in education.
In pandemic situation, I
have been able to learn may
kinds of skills like leadership,
communication, negotiation,
emotional intelligence, digital
marketing, problem solving
and decision making skills,
and also learn some technical
or hard skills such as content
writing,
professional
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Resume writing, graphics
design, presentation and
public speaking etc. . Well,
today I have tried to improve
my career by learning
different types of skills by
using social media and it has
only happened as a result
of all these factors of social
media.
On the one hand, research
has indicated that in recent
years social media has
penetrated almost all types
of organizations. Educational
institutions have not been
left behind too and have
been adopters of this global
phenomenon. Social media
takes many forms such as
social networking sites, blogs,
blogs, instant messaging and
virtual communities.
To embark that, the social
networking site Facebook
appears to clearly emerge
as a winner predominantly
because of its large number
of members. It allows its
members to create and share
content, build relationships
and enable collaboration and
connectivity irrespective of
geographical location.
Besides, the rapid rise of social
media provides numerous
possibilities
for
higher
education institutions to adopt
it to further their learning and
teaching endeavors. Worldwide mostly high uptake of
social media makes it suitable
for administrators, managers,
learners and teachers in
higher education institutions
too.
Moreover, the usage of
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social media continues to
transform pedagogy and can
be used to support learning
and teaching activities that
were traditionally confined
to classrooms. Well, the use
of social media in higher
education recent, it has many
challenges but its importance
cannot be ignored. Research
has induced that a majority
of academics are of the
sensation that social media
may be employed successfully
in supporting the provision
of student-centered learning
approach.
In the meantime, the use of
social me¬dia for learning
and teaching, it is also being
used for creating awareness
and
advertising.
Social
media qualifies educational
institutions
to
provide
stakeholders with information
about
new
research
programs, changes to policies,
events, job vacancies, alumni
engagement and institutional
news. Some colleges and
universities also use social
media as a tool for recruit¬ing
students. Social media gives a
perfect platform to highlight
new courses, research and
teaching staff and campus
facilities in an attempt to
attract more students.
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However, the use of social
media in higher education
is not without some implicit
restrictions. Its restrictions
include
technological
and
privacy
concerns,
dominance of academics,
passive behavior of students
and absence of academic
language usage. And to add to
this catalog is the absence of
awareness of the functionality
offered by the social media
platform. In social media,
students no longer continue
to remain passive absorbent
of knowledge but become coproducers and contributors.
education settings too. What
needs to be worked out
the situation is how higher
education institutions globally
continue to embrace social
media to their own benefit.
Finally, in higher education
social media marketers have
a tough task before them as
they try to navigate how to
communicate with students
during school closures. No
one could have predicted that
just five months into 2020,
this is what our new realities
would become. But we have
to remember that we’re all
in this together, and we will
find a way to fill prospective
On the other hand, in student pipelines and make
the
current
education sure our communities are
environment, learning has taken care of.
become more of a social
process and the use of social
media
strengthens
that
process. The use of social
media, like in different areas,
is here to stay in higher
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MD. ATIQ AHAMED FATTAH
LECTURER, SOIL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
ARTICLE
ONLINE EDUCATION IN
THIS CORONA EPIDEMIC
BANGLADESH
EXIM BANK AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH
World Economic Forum survey indicates that
most of the countries are at different points in
their COVID-19 infection rates, worldwide there
are currently more than 1.2 billion children in
186 countries affected by school closures due
to this pandemic.
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After the breakout of COVID-19 diseases
on 31 December 2019 from China, the
world is facing a tremendous digester
where Bangladesh is a part of worldwide
pandemic but due to strong governmental
initiative and timely planning from health
ministry the pandemic is still under
controlled where as our government is well
praised by the different country chief. As
per the timely good initiatives one of the
best one is continuation of school, college
and university education and exam through
online platform. Here in lockdown situation
both teachers and students got new
experience by get involving them in online
based teaching and learning process. We
have 3G, 4G net service but as this is the first
time we have faced such situation, so both
teachers and student got some problems
during online class and handling their net
service. In previous year the developing
country and multinational company had
used several software and app for their
video conference, online business meeting,
and for power point presentation. There
are several handy mobile app, and software
for educational purpose which are great
teaching tools are used by different
educational institution, research center and
others training organization who provide
online class, lecture and tutorial to their
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student, participant or target
audience.
World
Economic
Forum
survey indicates that most of
the countries are at different
points in their COVID-19
infection rates, worldwide
there are currently more than
1.2 billion children in 186
countries affected by school
closures due to this pandemic.
In Denmark, children up to
the age of 11 are returning to
nurseries and schools after
initially closing on 12 March,
but in South Korea students
are responding to roll calls
from their teachers online.
In India many online learning
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platforms are offering free
access to their services,
including
platforms
like
BYJU’S, a Bangalore-based
educational
technology.
Some research shows that
on average learners retain
25-60% more material while
learning online compared to
only 8-10% in a classroom.
This is probably due to the
students being able to learn
faster online and e-learning
requires 40-60% less time
to learn than in a traditional
classroom setting because
students can learn at their
own pace and with great
comfort.
According to my experience
in the recent time as a
lecturer in a private university
of Bangladesh, I had to try
several online teaching aids
like different apps, software
and video editing software.
As I have to give lecture to my
student on different courses
of soil science I have to move
with greater student comfort
of using online media. We
have also used different
social media as a medium
of communication between
teachers and students for
teaching purpose. I have
experienced with messenger,
whatsapp for submitting
assignment, giving notice and
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also for communicate with
student for sudden question
answering. One thing is
interesting in this case that
both teachers and students
also used social media for
communication before this
pandemic but on that time
student ask rare question to
their teacher or they don’t
even think to communicate
to their teacher for solution
of any problem through
social media so it can be
said that this online different
communication
medium
minimize
gap
between
teachers and learners.
Not only for conducting
classes but also for attending
teachers and faculty meeting
I got experienced with Google
meet,
Google
classroom
and Zoom app. I have to
supply soft copy and video
recording to my student
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in association with face to
face video communication
and for
making video of
my lecture and PowerPoint
presentation recording I had
to user different software
like Cyber link YouCam 7,
Camtesia video editor, VEGAS
Pro 15 video editing software.
Initially it was not easy for me
to install and using such app,
software but with the help of
YouTube video tutorial I had
to learn those things and also
for student it was tough for
them to habituate with such
new process of learning.
situation, while the rest 77%
opposed the idea. It is clear
that only 55% of the students
have access to a laptop, PC,
or a smart phone to attend
an online class. It shows rest
of the students cannot attend
properly online classes due
to lack of logistics. The most
important factor for online
classes is internet connectivity
and our survey revealed
that 55% of the students are
not supported by proper
internet connections at this
moment to continue with
online education. We found
that 40% of the students
According to UK based are already attending online
business standard report classes, among whom the
among the student from majority (70%) are from
different area in worldwide private universities.
34% are currently located in a
rural area and 66% in an urban Above
all
circumstances
location where as only 23% of with many restriction of our
the students were in favor of students in Bangladesh are
taking online classes in this continuing their class in online
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teachers from school, college
and universities are using
different online platform
among them I am describing
several app through practical
experience.
Messenger:
Facebook
is
a popular social media
in Bangladesh so at the
beginning of pandemic I
used to communicate with
our students from different
courses through messenger
and class CR form messenger
group and I have sent
them lecture sheet through
messenger and audio clip on
a particular class time in a
day when they have to show
online existence and question
answering
secession.
It
was easy to find someone
and deliver message and
any notice of assignment
submission.
WhatsApp:
During
using
messenger we have faced
some problem like unwanted
message during class time,
have
hazard
notification
during conversation and
also sending or receiving a
file with greater size was not
easy so we then transferred
to whatsapp. It was feasible to
communicate and uploading
or downloading file through
whatsapp and student can
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easily upload picture of
home task and student from
remote area can easily handle
it with slow net. Every class I
used to provide short screen
recording video of word file or
power point file with in 25 mb
file size. So I have to send 2
or 3 short video of particular
class and this became very
helpful for student.
video discussion and also
have screen share facility,
file uploading facility and real
time viva exam facility. Now
most popularly used online
platform is zoom because of
its user friendly interface just
through code sharing can
connect teachers with his
student and also it consume
less mb as it is bug free.
Gmail:
During
whatsapp
use we have faced another
problem that we cannot
send a file having size greater
than 25 mb. So for this any
file greater than 25 mb used
to send through Gmail and
student also used Gmail for
sending their assignment.
Also Gmail is mostly used
formal medium of online
communication for office
mail, corporate mail or any
personal mail communication
system. And also having a
Gmail account give facility a
user to use different apps of
google platform like google
meet,
google
classroom
google calendar etc.
Zoom: Zoom app is very much
handy for taking class and
for conferencing. We used
zoom for our faculty meeting,
teacher’s conferencing. It is
so handy that a lot of people
can connect at a time now
200 people can add in a same
Google meet: It is a app
from google platform. It has
popularity both using from
smart phone and computer
as it is a short size mobile app
so we suggested our students
to download it from plat store
and during our class I used to
start meeting and send the link
in whatsapp group through
which all student were added
with me and we could made
a successful online class while
any student or teacher could
share screen or could present
any presentation. It has also
messaging facility and I can
control the student who can
say or who cannot.
Google classroom: This is the
most amazing feature app
from google with higher rate
of different facility to conduct
a successful online class. It’s
also easy to set up a google
classroom. Teachers share
code with the class. And the
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During this time as a lecturer
from a university I have to
continue online class so that
the students faced the study
break which will hamper
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students can join by just
entering the codes. That’s
all it takes to create a virtual
classroom. Teacher can post
anything or can upload an
audio, video file, word or
pdf file and can share link
even if can share video from
YouTube. There are great
variety of option present
here for smooth functioning
of online class as google
meet can connect with this
app so when I want to make
conference with my student
I can open google meet from
google classroom. The most
important unique feature I
have found here is the facility
of making different online
question paper where I can
multiple question paper or
assignment and can make
post by setting a particular
time and date according to this
students are notified .We can
supple manual question paper
or google formed question
paper and we can manage
different class for different
course from same account
just student of different batch
will get different code to join
the class.
their university education
and secession. So from our
university we the teacher tried
our best to find out the better
way of conducting online class
and through trial and error
and sharing experienced
finally we can conduct our
class smoothly though the
student from remote area are
faced slow net but its far better
than initial time. We have used
several medium but mainly
we conduct class through
google classroom and google
meet for online live class, we
provide video sometime audio
and also Facebook for quicker
communication and for taking
exam we have use google
question paper, assignment
and
sometimes
student
give handwriting home task
picture on whatsapp or
messenger and also for online
viva I prefer messenger where
group members participate in
viva by single person one after
another. So that was the total
experienced and also I think it
shows the rest of the online
education system running
present time in our country
Bangladesh where teachers
from different institution and
our government are trying
hard for proper functioning of
student learning process and
we are very much hopeful that
one day this worldwide crisis
COVID 19 will be removed
and our student will again
back to their school, college
and universities.
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UNDERSTANDING MENTAL HEALTH:
INTERRELATION BETWEEN
LONELINESS AND DEPRESSION
MD HASIBUL ISLAM
BANGLADESH
RAJSHAHI MEDICAL COLLEGE
ABSTRACT:
The 21st century along with it’s blessings of
new and technological advanced gadgets
have introduced mankind to new type of
health concern, the disease of depression,
which has led to a substantial number of
suicidal cases over the decades. Depression,
like many other traits of man have always
been clinically overlooked in most of the
countries. Suicides on the other hand is not
something that any government has dared
to trifle with. Hence, we find in our interest
to seek out the causes and methods of
possible recovery from depression, thus
reducing the cases of suicides. That being
said, suicides are not the only outcomes of
depression. Marital discord, child abuse,
rape cases and most importantly a rapid rise
of drug addicts are the possible miseries
that depression bring with it. Loneliness
however is a different issue, still loneliness
seems to have a close relationship with
depression. Depression and loneliness
creates a cycle of cause and effect. So
denying a person of social acquaintances,
can ultimately lead to create the chain of
social discord. Thus depression along with
loneliness are to incorporated in mental
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Depression, like many other traits of man have
always been clinically overlooked in most of
the countries. Suicides on the other hand is not
something that any government has dared to
trifle with.
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health sector as a substantial that any disturbance in the
threat to society.
mind affects the biological
functions of the body. This is
now proved to be a fact rather
INTRODUCTION:
than hypothesis and it applies
Depression is a void created to animals with a certain level
in mind. A depressed mind of cognitive response.
lacks the necessary drive to
engage any strength in action.
That means, a depressed
mind is devoid of the reason
to do anything. This lack of
intention ultimately starts
a chain reaction of mental
and physical trauma. For
many years, a misconception
prevailed in our society
that any void created in
the mind is confined. But
recent case studies proves
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Now coming to the causes
of depression, we are
introduced to the concept of
the ‘vicious cycle of mental
mania’. This is such a cycle
where the factors and
effects are interchangeable.
That means any effect of
mental disturbance, be it
psychological or biological
will serve as the cause of
further mental disturbance.
Thus
developing
an
interchangeable relationship
between the causes and effect
of mental instability creating a
loop, which in normal sense
seems to be unbreakable.
Considering this factor many
people focus on avoiding this
cycle rather than treating it.
Now loneliness is a complete
different idea which may
always
not
co-relate
to depression. It is not
essential for a lone person
to be depressed. Because
loneliness, sometimes acts
as a engaging factor of
perseverance. However, in
most of the cases a lone
person turns out to be
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depressed. Now again most
of us have a misconception
that a lone person is always
friendless. To some extent,
this may be true but with
the advent of easy access to
digital social media, loneliness
cut off its relationship with
being friendless. At present,
a person may have a lots of
virtual friends, fans but always
may feel like a fish out of the
water. Because deep down he/
she may feel that nobody can
see or feel the person behind
his /her veil of social profile.
Thus leaving the person to be
mentally isolated and in turn
mentally confidence less. This
ultimately paves the road for
a person to be depressed and consider an example, Mr.
mentally unstable.
X is a cheerful lad of 21 and
goes to medical school.
VICIOUS CYCLE OF
Initially, he did good, attended
MENTAL MANIA
lectures regularly, hanged out
with friends and did what a
VICIOUS CYCLE OF
normal student does so fur.
MENTAL MANIA:
Now on a sudden evening
Interrelationship between he found himself in front of
psychological and biological gorgeous lady of his choice
and gradually fell in love. As
health
day passed he engaged more
Vicious cycles are so called and more to impress this lady
due their nature of miserable which left a negative impact
outcomes. Vicious cycle of on his academic life. But
mental mania deals with being in love, he overlooked
repeated actions of causes and everything. However, soon he
effect of mental disturbance realised that he was cheated on
and instability which often and found himself extremely
leads to depression. Let’s depressed. Gradually, he
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lost interest in studies, his
teaches started to look down
upon him and he fell behind.
All these paved a dark path of
depression for Mr. X and he,
by his own actions began to
loose his friends now. With
time he became a loner like
typical depressed person.
On the other hand other
new kids found no interest in
incorporating with Mr. X.
So in such case scenario,
loneliness acted both as
an effect and cause of
depression. A vicious cycle
of mental mania works in
such a way leading a lot of
people to fall in an abyss of
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a fact.
FAMILY LIFE: IMPACT OF
OVER-PROTECTIVENESS
ON CHILD’S PSYCHOLOGY
Psychologists ,after analysing
case history of several
patients with any sorts of
mental disorder found that in
about 85% cases, the cause
of depression roots back to
unhealthy relationship with
family members. As strange
as it may seem, lack of an
intimate relationship among
each members of the family
ultimately leaves a child with
a cracked and unstable mindset, thus children develops a
nature of being afraid to open
up to people. Children of these
category suffer from extreme
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mental torture where most symptoms of loss of appetite
people find them in a state of and some other physical
hopelessness .
traits like sleepless ness and a
sudden rise in blood pressure
By now we came to which in long term may cause
an
understanding
of insomnia and hyper tension.
psychological health or to be Again almost all patients
more precise the impact of suffering from depression
loneliness and depression have shown to have grown
on
psychological
health. bad habits like smoking ,
Psychological
imbalance taking alcohol and in some
broadly not only affects the cases drugs, some patients
way of thinking of an individual even have shown habits of
but also affects the physical hurting themselves. These
health to great extent. traits which are triggered by
Normally mind can’t not mental disturbance are not
directly always biology of an necessary for the body to
being, however a living body, function properly but they
though in all cases is doesn’t sure can in the long run end
need a mind to function but one’s life. So we just cannot
need a mind to survive. Like, deny that psychological health
a depressed person at his/ broadly affects physical health
her initial stage shows certain rather we are to accept this as
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inferiority complex and as
such fails to socialise with
people even in a favourable
environment.
Now that we came to find a
reason which is common in
most of the patients suffering
from depression, we can
theoretically assume that
an unhealthy relationship
within family members is the
prime reason behind leaving
a child with the torment of
loneliness, hence depressed.
In such scenarios, the pointer
of accusation however always
directs towards guardians.
Several patients on enquiry
have directly or indirectly
stated that this lack of intimate
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relationship is the outcome of
denying the patients of their
necessary freedom. They felt
that their guardians willingly
or unwillingly took control of
their (patients’) life. Repeated
attempts of trying to break free
from this situation ended up
in creating a feud in the family
and hence the loneliness.
However
these
over
protectiveness of guardians
came from their innate nature
of nurturing their offspring.
From a guardian’s point of
view these type of behaviour
is mandatory to help secure
their children a bright and
stable future. These sort of
behaviour, though not wrong
are not appropriate either as
in most cases children don’t
take positively and gradually
develop an idea that their
patents are trying to take
over their life. As such a
huge distance in relationship
develops which combined
with generation gap leaves
a
permanent
negative
impression on a child’s mind
striping them of the quality of
trusting people.
Most of us, if not familiar
with the term ‘Helicopter
parenting ‘ can easily get a
rough idea of the term in the
above discussion. Helicopter
parenting is a circumstance
where parents being too
overprotective
of
their
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connection too. Teenagers
find social media interesting
due to its easy methods to
creating a handsome personal
profile. So a lot of kids tend to
hide their weakness behind
SOCIAL MEDIA: CAN IT the appealing profile of false
grandeur.. Thus it strips such
SERVE AS A SOLUTION?
person of any confidence
Social media is a way of when it comes to real life
communication which allows interactions leaving our user
its user to simultaneously to be a loner.
interact with a huge number
of people without any On the other hand social
interruption. It may serve media is a depot of useful
as a platform for expressing information which can serve
one’s views to society which the purpose of a rich database
in turn can mould a social for any sorts of projects . In
opinion or at times provides case of dealing mental health ,
a user with a substantial data the easiest way of interpreting
base to aid him in his project. a persons physiology is to
However, now a days, social analyse the pattern of his use
media serves a purpose of of social media.
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So, social media effectively
does not serve the purpose of
treating depression but it can
provide the tools of analysing
mental health problems.
TREATING LONELINESS:
EFFECTIVENESS OF
THERAPY:
Now that we understand
the relationship between
loneliness and depression,
we can easily consider
loneliness as a mental health
issue or more clearly mental
disease. In many countries
of the world, still now people
tends to show negligence
towards mental health or are
not acquainted with the term
‘mental disease’. So going to
therapists or phycologists are
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children tends to loose their
trusts in certain issues . To put
it simply ‘helicopter parenting
‘ is merely a synonym of ‘over
parenting ‘
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still a taboo to them. But this follow those rules. Hence, a
is a total misconception.
trait develops in such persons
to mitigate their social needs
Mental therapy have proved in obscure ways or as we
to be of great success to many call it by involving in unsocial
patients. Because loneliness, activities.
whatever the cause maybe
shows to have form a mental Therapists can help a lone
barrier to patient. Such patient to break free from
people looses the quality to such mental barrier and help
open up to people as in most an individual to understand
of such cases people loose his place or worth in society,
the confidence to so such. thus helping in socialization
As a result these people fails which in turns can turn a
to socialise with people and loner into a animated, jolly
slowly grows a considerable social person. So, yes, therapy
distance form social norms. is effective in treatment of
To some, these social norms loneliness and depression.
seems useless, some patients
consider them to be violent CONCLUSION:
and others simply become
unsure if they would be able Human beings are inborn
to or are worthy enough to social beings. Barriers to lead
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a social life puts the very life
of an individual in jeopardy.
So, dealing with mental health
is an important issue. By now
we can be sure of the fact
that loneliness can pose a
threat as a mental disease
and it a close association
with depression. We can no
more deny the fact that like
all other diseases, mental
diseases need treating to lead
a stable social life. So dealing
with patients of depression
, loneliness cannot be struck
out from the symptoms of
mental disease.
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