Save Youth Bangladesh had offered 32 youth researchers from nine public universities to conduct social research on different aspects including impact of covid-19 in the country. The research programme was funded by UKaid and had been jointly implemented by the SAVE Youth Bangladesh and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).
“The researchers also worked on erasing misleading information, rumours and others over the coronavirus and its adverse socio-economical impact in the country,” said Aynul Islam, moderator of SAVE Youth, also an associate professor of Dhaka University. The 32 students was from Dhaka University, Rajshahi, Chittagong, Barishal, Islamic University, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University and Jagannath University.