1.

Abstract
Bangladesh is a developing country. But in few recent years this country is going to be turned as
digitalized. The first condition of being digitalization is the whole communication system of the
country needed to be developed tremendously. If we notice about the communication system,
then Social Networking Sites can be a platform of revolution. This study is based on the
perspective of Bangladesh on Social Networking Sites (SNS). In Bangladesh, Social Networking
Sites are getting popular tremendously. The Social Networking Sites (SNS) like twitter and
Facebook gives people in general the useful platform for disclosure of their thinking and ideas.
This research paper is made with an aim to represent the positive and negative impact of Social
Networking Sites(SNS) and we will also try to recommend few possible solutions to overcome
these problems.

2. INTRODUCTION

Social networking site has become the world‘s most popular online social venue where many
people, especially the youth, have been spending significant amount of time socializing with
their networks of friends. As the use of social network sites rise in popularity, the youth spends
large amounts of their time browsing the Internet and interacting via social network sites. Every
day new users join SNS, while existing users make new friends or end social connections, join or
leave groups, and so on. It is thus important to be aware of the effect that this use has on their
sociological and psychological development. We have also found from another study that total
number or internet user in Bangladesh is 21,439,070 people. So here are also few problems with
the internet user in Bangladesh. Many social networking sites (i.e., Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, and Snapchat) have responded to the call for prevention and intervention of online
abuses and launched built-in functions on their platforms. Connecting through social networks
started as a niche activity, but with time it is now a phenomenon. The social networking sites are
being used in various ways like forming communities, chatting, blogging etc. Apart from that
different institutions even nowadays are forming communities or groups on different Social
Networking Sites. Though most of the people uses well as survey study. This paper will also give

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few possible solutions to overcome those problems as well as we have tried to give some
recommendation to resolve this affect and minimize the effect. internet on the purpose of
browsing social networking site but there are also going through the educational site, e-
commerce site, various site of entertainment, blogging site and so on.

3. Literature review and Rationale of the study

Social networking sites such as Facebook have been the subject of many recent debates within
the educational community. Whilst growing numbers of educators accept the potential of social
networking to connect learners with their studies, others fear that such applications demolish
young peoples’ engagement with the "traditional" education system. Facebook is also being used
as an instrument for sharing learning experiences, building learning communities besides general
communication. It engages students in online learning communities using technologies familiar
to and accepted by their generation (Oradini and Saunders, 2008). SNS help deepen learning, act
as memory aids and provide students with the freedom to express their opinions thus lessening
pressure and increasing communication and socialization (Ballera et al., 2013). Since it has
quickly become the social networking site of choice for university students and an integral part
of the “behind the scenes” university experience (Selwyn, 2007), it is essential to integrate
Facebook within the educational framework in order to attain more robust learning and teaching
opportunities. Facebook can be used for collaborative learning, and has become a passion for
students. In addition, students like to share, collaborate or work as a team. On the other hand,
youth, the life stage of creativity, innovation, exploration of social and cultural life, cheerfulness,
physical activity, shaping of personality and social skills seems to be eroded by the evil
materialized in the form of social networking websites (Chawada et al., 2013).
Bosch (2009) showed the potential positive benefits of using Facebook in teaching and learning,
particularly for the development of educational micro-communities. Thefindings indicated that
the students and the lecturers were positive about using Facebook as a “social” platform to
exchange knowledge and information and build relationships with one another that extend
beyond the boundaries of the classroom and the textbook. Hence, Facebook connectivity and
Facebook communication between the students and the lecturers enable a better rapport between
them (Yeo, 2014). Students seem to associate the Facebook websites of teachers high in self-

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disclosure with higher levels of motivation and affective learning and a more positive classroom
climate (Mazer et al., 2007). According to Pascarella and Terrenzini (1991), some of the most
effective faculty members are those that create an informal relationship with their students. Over
recent decades, numerous studies have suggested that student-faculty interaction has a notable
impact on learning outcomes, both in the intellectual and the social realm (Endo and Harpel,
1982). It was found in a survey carried out among 300 undergraduate students at the University
Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, that the students believed FB could be utilized as an online
environment to facilitate the learning of English (Kabilan et al., 2010). Studies showed that
social networking tools support educational activities by making interaction, collaboration, active
participation, information and resource sharing, and critical thinking possible (Ajjan and
Hartshorne, 2008; Mason, 2006; Selwyn, 2007).
Students today demand more autonomy, connectivity, interaction and socio-experiential learning
opportunities in their learning contexts (McLoughlin and Lee, 2007). But, Facebook has not yet
proved its positive impact on students’ academic engagement. Results indicate that the level of
Facebook usage was significantly negatively correlated negative with the level of academic
engagement and positively correlated with the amount of time spent in co-curricular activities
(Junco, 2012). Time spent on Facebook was negatively related to overall GPA and time on
Facebook was also negatively related to time spent preparing for class (idem). In a study
conducted by Kirschner and Karpsinki (2010), it was showed that Facebook users reported
having lower GPAs and spending fewer hours per week studying in comparison to nonusers.
Facebook is not yet accepted as a tool of academic engagement. Students think that use of
Facebook is most importantly for social reasons, not for formal teaching purposes (Madge et al.,
2009).
Millions of students of Bangladesh have regular interactions on Facebook with friends, teachers,
and senior students of the institution, but a very insignificant portion of that interaction is
dedicated to academic purposes. Although Facebook is not socially accepted as a means of
improving academic performance, when asked students state that Facebook can play this role
(Jahan and Zabed Ahmed, 2012). As very few studies have been conducted in Bangladesh to
explore the nature of the relationship between Facebook usage and academic engagement, this
study minimizes the research gap by focusing on the ways in which Facebook can be used for

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academic purposes and how these uses impact academic results represented by grade point
average.

4. RELATED WORK
There are several Social Networking Sites(SNS) that people are using in Bangladesh. Most of the
people use the social networking site by their cell phone. The increased use of Social Networking
Websites has become has most phenomenon in Bangladesh. A social network is a set of people
or groups of people with some pattern of contacts or interactions between them. The patterns of
friendships between individuals, business relationships between companies, and intermarriages
between families are all examples of networks that have been studied in the past. What started
out as a hobby for some computer literate people has become a social norm and way of life for
people from all over the world. Several studies have reported positive affordances of Social
Media for teaching and learning. Most of these studies are reviews that synthesize findings on
the use of Social Media tools, largely in higher education. With reference to micro-blogging
services for instance, pointed out how micro-blogging has a potential to encourage participation,
engagement, reflective thinking, collaborative learning, and to expand learning content in
different formal and informal learning settings. There are several Social Networking Sites(SNS)
using in Bangladesh. The evaluation of using social networking sites after 2006. Recently huge
pollution in Bangladesh use social media via cell phone, tablet, personal computer etc. but there
are few drawback using social media that we cannot think. Teenagers and young adults have
especially embraced these sites as a way to connect with their peers, share information, reinvent
their personalities, and showcase their social lives. With the increase of technology used for
communicating with others and the popularity of the Internet, ―Social Networking‖ has become
an activity that is done primarily on the Internet, with sites like Myspace, Facebook etc. [6]. An
ever-increasing growth rate of SNS not only calls for the maternal and teacher monitoring of
student users but also attracting the focus of academicians and researchers towards this main
incident. Student‘s use of social networking continues to create challenges and issues for higher
education professionals and keeping abreast of these challenges has proved difficult because of
the speed at which new technologies are being introduced [10]. According to the
internetlivestats.com,, on the Bangladesh basis, 13.2% (Penetration (% of pop) access internet.
This study also showed that approximately half of all teens who have Internet access are also

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members of social networking sites, and use the Internet to make plans and socialize with
friends. Social networking sites (SNSs) have attracted attention as network services in
organizations. More and more companies such as IBM or Microsoft make use of social media in
order to search for and recruit new employees. There is a tremendous increase in professional
company profiles on LinkedIn, XING and similar career-oriented online social network sites
(CSNS)

5. Research Methodology
Generally it is assumed that the more students use SNS the more this will negatively affect their
academic results in terms of GPA and their psychological wellbeing (Chawada et al., 2013; Liu
and Tsai, 2012). Again, SNS can be a good medium of study for those students who are less
attentive or physically challenged (Green et al., 2007; Collin et al., 2011). On the contrary, some
researches support that there is no relationship between SNS use and academic results (Ahn,
2011).
In Bangladesh, SNS are very popular among the students. Sometimes, they also use it in the
classroom. There are no institutional barriers or guidelines with regards to the way in which
students use SNS. It is the students’ choice how they will engage with this medium. Therefore,
the main objective of this study is to examine the impact of SNS use on academic results and the
secondary objectives are (a) to identify the level of involvement of SNS in various academic
activities and (b) to examine the relationship between academic results and academic
involvement of SNS.

6. Questionnaire Design

There are four sections in the questionnaire: (I) socio-demographic characterization of the
students, (II) SNS usage, (III) academic engagement and (IV) social inclusion are measured on
the basis of 5-point Likert scale. Due to insufficient responses with respect to social inclusion,
this section was omitted. From various research article, 21 variables are chosen to identify
students’ academic engagement with SNS. The questionnaires are presented below & Results are
shown in different Charts. Questionnaires are shown in The APPENDIX .

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7. Result of Research

Gender

Male
Female
50% 50%

Of the 60 respondents of different age, we equally selected males and females students. 30 of the
respondents were male and 30 of them female. This gave us an equal idea about both situation
Social Media Sites Effects.

In how many social media platforms, do you have account?

45

16
12

2
one-3 4-6 7-9 I don’t have any
account

The above bar chart shows of 60 respondents. The horizontal axis shows the numbers of
respondent for each category and the vertical axis shows the various colleges.

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 Which social media platform you used mostly?
5
10
a) Facebook
b) instagram
70 c) YouTube
50 d) twitter
e) LinkedIn

30

We selected equal numbers of student from the 3 university to show the similarities in pattern.
The age of these students varied from 20-25 and it was random. Besides we also selected
students from different semester randomly.

HOW MANY HOURS PER WEEK DO YOU SPEND IN

SOCIAL MEDIA?
4% 1%
5% a) 1-14 hours
b) 15-24 hours
c) 25-34 hours
d) 35+ hours
30% e) less than 1 hour
60%

In our survey, we have seen different opinion regarding the choice of Students spend
their time on Social Media different form.

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 what time do you use social media platform
most?
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
a) morning b) afternoon c) evening d) at night e) whenever I
before get time
sleeping

In the survey, we have found out that most of the students spend their time on Social Media sites
mostly at Morning or whenever they get time.

what purpose do use social media for?

f) to remain update with world

e) for study and businesses

d) to know news and current affairs

c) sharing photos and posts

b) watching videos

a) connecting with friends

0 5 10 15 20 25

In Our Survey, We have found that most students use this for connecting with friends & to know
current affairs.

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 Do think social media may hampers your personal life?
a) yes B) no
c) maybe sometimes d) I don’t know
10%

10%

80%

In our survey we have found out that most of the students found & believes that social media
hampers a person’s private life.

If you are unable to access in social media for

some reason, would you FEEL ANGRY or
FRUSTRATED?
3
10
2

70

In our survey we have found out that most of the students get frustrated or angry if they don’t get
access to social media sites.

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 how long you have been using social networking sites?
17%
a) less than a month b) 1-6 months
c) 6-12 months d) 1-5 years
e) more than 5 years
43%

38%

2%

In our survey we have found out that most of the students are using Social Media sites more than
6-12 months.

In general, how active are you in safeguarding (protecting) the following

information submitted by you on social networking sites?

Religious / political beliefs 2

Professional / work related information

20
Lifestyle related (eg. photos, blogs, history etc)
19
Intimate secrets

Gossip between friends 73.6

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Financial information (eg. info on things you buy, where you buy from, etc)
37
0 10
20 30
40 50
60 70
80

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In our survey we have found out that most of the students are selecting Intimate secrets of their
personal Information.

Do you notice any offers/advertisements for products/services on a

social networking websites?
28%
(a)yes
(b)no
(c)do not know

72%

In our survey we have found out that most of the students view different adverts or offer from
different networking site for product or service.

If using an existing social networking service as a part of your study routine for classes, which
one would you prefer?
 
Number of respondents
30
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a) existing account on the b) new account on the c) no preference

service service dedicated to classes

In our survey we have found out that most of the students selected new accounts to operate.

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if an experimental system for using social networking services for study was available, would you
willing to use it?

35

30

25

20

15

10

0
a) yes b) no c) not sure

In our survey we have found out that most of the students tend to use social media as an
experimental uses. As it is been shown in the graph that most students are willing use social
media platform that may only specialize for their study purpose and it also means that students
are willingly to choose this change and want to a part of such experiment.

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8. Conclusions

According to Collin et al. (2011) the benefits of using SNSs are media literacy, creativity,
individual identity and self-expression, strengthening interpersonal relationships, civic
engagement and political participation (pp. 13-16). They also explained the academic benefits by
referring to formal and informal education. As formal education, blogs can be used in e-learning
education system to improve rapport, motivation and engagement between teachers and students
(Mazer et al., 2007). Informally, it can also facilitate learning and skill development by
supporting peer to peer learning of knowledge and skills, collaboration, diverse cultural
expression, the development of skills valued in the modern workplace and a more empowered
conception of citizenship (Ito et al., 2006). Moreover, this paper depicts SNS as a learning space
for young people who struggle in a traditional setting (Green et al., 2007).
As a social networking site, Facebook has become a popular medium of communication among
the people of Bangladesh irrespective of profession, age, income level, gender, ethnicity etc.
because of its easy access, low costs, availability of variety of information and a room for
expressing of their own opinions.

With the touch of modern science Bangladesh is getting digitalized day by day. As a result, we
have some changes in Social networking sites that are influencing positively and negatively to
the people of Bangladesh. This paper contains an over view of positive and negative impact of
SNS. As it clear to everybody that without social networking site digitalization is not possible at
all. So, we have to filter the system as we are just in the beginning of the digitalization. The
discussed problems are most of the case in primary condition, it can be solved if the given
solution is applied properly. But if it is not then the negative impacts o SNS will be expanded
day by day. As result SNS never will be able to go on that destination for why it was being
developed. If in some case it not possible to completely solve the negative impact where our
recommendation will help to minimize the effect.

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 Appendix 1
USING BEHAVIORAL OF SOCIAL MEDIA BY UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS IN BANGLADESH

PLEASE SELECT YOUR GENDER:

A) MALE
B) FEMALE

1. IN HOW MANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, DO YOU HAVE ACCOUNT?

A) 1-3
B) 4-6
C) 7-9
D) I DON’T HAVE ANY ACCOUNT

2. WHICH SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM YOU USED MOSTLY?

A) FACEBOOK

B) INSTAGRAM

C) YOUTUBE

D) TWITTER

E) LINKEDIN

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3. HOW MANY HOURS PER WEEK DO YOU SPEND IN SOCIAL MEDIA?

A) 1-14 HOURS

B) 15-24 HOURS

C) 25-34 HOURS

D) 35+ HOURS

E) LESS THAN 1 HOUR

4. WHAT TIME DO YOU USE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM MOST?

A) MORNING

B) AFTERNOON

C) EVENING

D) AT NIGHT BEFORE SLEEPING

E) WHENEVER I GET TIME

5. WHAT PURPOSE DO USE SOCIAL MEDIA FOR?

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A) CONNECTING WITH FRIENDS

B) WATCHING VIDEOS

C) SHARING PHOTOS AND POSTS

D) TO KNOW NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

E) FOR STUDY AND BUSINESSES

F) TO REMAIN UPDATE WITH WORLD

6. DO THINK SOCIAL MEDIA MAY HAMPERS YOUR PERSONAL LIFE?

A) YES

B) NO

C) MAYBE SOMETIMES

D) I DON’T KNOW

7. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS IN SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SOME REASON, WOULD YOU FEEL ANGRY OR
FRUSTRATED?

A) YES

B) NO

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C) I DID NOT TRY IT BEFORE

D) MAY BE

E) I DON’T KNOW

8. HOW LONG YOU HAVE BEEN USING SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES?

A) LESS THAN A MONTH

B) 1-6 MONTHS

C) 6-12 MONTHS

D) 1-5 YEARS

E) MORE THAN 5 YEARS

9. In general, how active are you in safeguarding (protecting) the following information submitted by
you on social networking sites?

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 Not at
A little Somewhat Highly
all

Financial information (eg. info on things you buy, where you buy
from, etc)

Gossip between friends

Intimate secrets

Lifestyle related (eg. photos, blogs, history etc)

Professional / work related information

Religious / political beliefs

10. DO YOU NOTICE ANY OFFERS/ADVERTISEMENTS FOR PRODUCTS/SERVICES ON A SOCIAL NETWORKING

WEBSITES?

(A)YES

(B)NO

(C)DO NOT KNOW

11. IF USING AN EXISTING SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE AS A PART OF YOUR STUDY ROUTINE FOR
CLASSES, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU PREFER?

A) EXISTING ACCOUNT ON THE SERVICE

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B) NEW ACCOUNT ON THE SERVICE DEDICATED TO CLASSES

C) NO PREFERENCE

12. IF AN EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM FOR USING SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICES FOR STUDY WAS
AVAILABLE, WOULD YOU WILLING TO USE IT?

A) YES

B) NO

C) NOT SURE

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