Leveraging the Bangladeshi diaspora in the USA for youth development through universities

2026-05-08T07:17:11+00:00

This paper is based on a desk-based secondary study aimed at studying the scope of leveraging the knowledge and professional networks of the Bangladeshi diaspora in the USA to help youth development in Bangladesh. Data was collected from the World Bank, UN, government reports, books, and journals related to migration, education, training, and youth development. Descriptive analysis (percentages, frequency tables, bar, pie, and line charts) was used for quantitative data, and content, thematic, and case study analysis was used for qualitative data. The Bangladeshi diaspora population in the US represents a growing reservoir of intellectual capital, professional expertise, and global networks, which can play a transformative role in youth development in Bangladesh. The study also identified that universities have traditionally played a leadership role in education, Research and Development (R&D), development, innovations, and leadership. The study also identified that diaspora might contribute to the national building efforts by leveraging their financial affluence, intellectual capital, professional expertise, and global networks. The paper recommended connecting the diaspora for education, guidance for higher studies abroad and skills training, mentorship programs, and financing the education. The study also identified challenges with policies, limited diaspora data, inadequate host institution absorption capacities, and ineffective leadership, which, if addressed, can really generate a better outcome for a better Bangladesh in the days to come.

A review on social media and mental health

2026-07-09T09:39:54+00:00

Social media is a crucial information and communication tool that facilitates worldwide collaboration through ongoing connectedness, gradual knowledge exchange, and a variety of self-expression options. This review mainly aims to examine social media and the impacts that are psychologically related to people’s well-being. Also, it aims to find the problems associated with social media use in daily life, including elevated anxiety, depression, stress, loneliness, and decreased general well-being. Also, it aims to find the detrimental effects that are attributed to a variety of processes, including addiction-like behaviors like obsessive checking, cyberbullying and online harassment, fear of missing out (FOMO), and frequent upward social comparison that undermines body image and self-esteem. This review aids in exploring the findings from psychology, psychiatry, communication studies, and human-computer interaction. Also, it helps identify social media-related challenges and illustrates the roles of individual differences, usage patterns, and cultural context in shaping psychological outcomes. Accordingly the analysis of the existing literature has used of theoretical models, like gratification theory as well as uses theory and also has used the theory of social comparison. Also uses the evidence related to the patterns that are related to the usage, as well as the differences among the individuals. Additionally, many findings can be described negatively, like using screens late at night can worsen sleep disturbances and lead to emotional overstimulation, which can be detrimental to mental health. This study conveys knowledge and information that may be understood concerning social media’s dual impact on mental health in both positive and negative ways. Also, this study helps to include the future directions for making the health of users mental and also ethical in the digital environment to protect the users while using social media. To encourage the users to get positive and involve them in online activities meaningfully. Social media provides its impact according to the way that the user uses it. According to that, risk detection that is related to artificial intelligence (AI) and also designs are used for ethical consideration.

BOHR International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research

Leveraging the Bangladeshi diaspora in the USA for youth development through universities

A review on social media and mental health