ICTs and Time Use Behavior of the Students: A Study of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj, Bangladesh

Within this global information and communication era, ICTs became the indispensable medium of daily communication, entertainment and education among the students of Bangladesh. Studies showed that students’ attachment with ICTs and its uses have great impact on their academic performance. It may either enhance or degrade their academic ability based on their using behavior. This study is followed to discover students time use behavior along with the arena that ICTs are generally serving and conducted among the students of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU), Gopalganj by using survey research design. Among the students, 347 were selected as the respondents and data has been collected by using structured questionnaire. Results revealed that students are mostly attached to at least one component of ICTs and use it everyday ranging one hour to more than five hours. They make use of it for the purpose of education, communication, entertainment and passing leisure time. However, this study will guide further researches to correlate students’ time use behavior and its impact on their career.