The Usage Pattern of Mobile Phone among University Students: A Study on Dhaka City

The mobile phone is an intrinsic part of civ ilized society. This study investigates the usage pattern of mobile phone among university students of Dhaka City. Four indicators were used to examine the students' behavior towards mobile phone. These are: total daily usage of mobile phone, daily usage for pers onal communication, daily usage for academic purpose and daily usage for recr eational activities. Data we re collected by self-report questionnaire from 328 participant s and analyzed by SPSS 16. This study attempted to unearth the attitude of the university student s toward mobile phone use in a developing country like Bangladesh. The findings indicate t hat female students ar e frequent users of mobile phone in terms of personal communicatio n and daily usage compare to male students. But in academic and recreational activities, both genders showed le ss interest in using their mobile phones.