Abstract:
The COVID-19 health emergency has challenged the socio-economic circumstances and health
status of mankind worldwide. The effect of these disruptions trickled down and impacted the lives
of vulnerable people, including students. The prolonged closure of educational institutions has
contributed to aggravating these negative impacts. Around 40 million students have experienced
adverse financial and health repercussions amidst the pandemic in Bangladesh. Students
experienced inevitable changes in the trajectory of their lives, including lifestyles, relationships
with family and community, and reliance on support. As the pandemic-ordained lockdown required
virtual learning, students found themselves unprepared, anxious, and ambivalent. The coping
strategies of the students amidst the COVID-19 have not been adequately explored in Bangladesh.
The objectives of our study are firstly, to delve deeper into the challenges and coping strategies
embraced by the students from public and private universities in Dhaka. Secondly, it aimed to
identify how social connectedness supported students for resilience building.
