It’s found that though madrasas do not have computers, 65 percent of madrasa students are active on social media through tabs and mobile phones.

Male Students spend at least half an hour during daytime while female students allocate one to one and a half hour on the net at night.
The information has been revealed by Move Foundation, which carried out a survey over social media usage at Qawmi and Alia madrasa all over the country.
Official of the organization, Monjurul Huq, said: “The survey covered 36 madrasas in 12 districts (Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Brahmanbaria, Cumilla, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Habiganjm Barishal, Bhola, Gaibandha and Panchagarh). Of the 36 madrasas, 23 are Kawmi and 13 Alia.
The objective of the survey was to find the preferred social media topics of students and the desire to use the platforms to get idea about cyber-crimes and radicalism.
At the Kawmi madrasa, there is a restriction on the usage of mobile phones. Students may use normal phones during a specified time but smart phones are off limits.
Muhtamim of Jamia Islamia Madrasa, Monjurul Islam Afendi, said: “Phones cannot be used in our madrasa because smart phones impede education; students only use them when they go home on holiday.”
If we allow usage for a short time, the privilege may be abused.
Kawmi students say that they resort to secrecy in using the phones and usually do so on Fridays after Jumma prayers.
Of the students surveyed, only 5 per cent are aware of Union Digital Centres, UDC, while others are dependent on cyber cafes, phones of relatives and computers.
Of the searched subjects on the net, 96 percent Qawmi students seek and share religious matters.
It’s found that while net usage is low among students, it rises after they graduate. Moulana Munir sees both pros and cons of social media usage.
He says: “Some Qawmi madrasa students use phones at home to surf the net, and as a result, they gain knowledge about culture, social outlook and other issues.”
But this also has a downside because users are slowly influenced and they develop invasive practices which lead to intolerance and prejudice, he added.