Facebook launches #FacebookIRL Stories
To help young adults navigate the very best of the app, Facebook is spotlighting how young adults are using the app today through a brand new podcast series called, #FacebookIRL Stories in Bangladesh...
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17-year-old killed in Sherpur over Facebook post reaction
A 17-year-old boy was hacked to death by another teenager in Sherpur鈥檚 Nalitabari upazila on Saturday following a dispute over a reaction to a Facebook post.
Regulating Facebook commerce
AS EID approaches, Bangladesh鈥檚 annual online shopping surge is once again in motion, with Facebook emerging as the dominant marketplace. The social media platform, while convenient and accessible, has become a breeding ground for fraud and unethical business practices in the absence of adequate regulation. Consumers are left vulnerable, while...
Shibir cuts tendon of MC College student
Activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, allegedly cut off tendons of a leg of an activist of Students Against Discrimination of Murari Chand College in Sylhet on Wednesday night over a Facebook post...
Claim over sheltering 鈥榓ccused鈥� at SSF DG鈥檚 house 鈥榝abricated鈥�: statement
Facebook posts claiming that the Special Security Force director general had sheltered crime accused Ali Hussain Shishir in his apartment are fabricated, said a spokesperson on Saturday...
Social media and July uprising
SOCIAL media platforms such as Facebook, You Tube, TikTok, X, WhatsApp, etc are powerful tools of information and can be used to build public opinion. The flow of right information makes an individual more powerful, more knowledgeable. It not only broadens the intellectual horizon of individuals but also helps them to make correct decisions...
Australia takes step to ban under 16s from social media
Australian lawmakers moved a step closer to banning under 16s from social media platforms Wednesday, threatening companies that fail to comply with multimillion-dollar fines...
Australia plans to ban social media for children under 16
Australia's prime minister on Thursday vowed to ban children under 16 from social media, saying the pervasive influence of platforms like Facebook and TikTok was 鈥榙oing real harm to our kids鈥�.
Mahfuj not a Hizb ut-Tahrir member: CA鈥檚 press wing
The Facebook post, claiming Mahfuj Alam, special assistant to the chief adviser, as a member of Hizb ut-Tahrir, is not true, according to the chief adviser鈥檚 press wing.
Regulating internet pricing needed to increase accessibility: experts
Experts on Monday opined that mobile internet pricing should be regulated so that more people could use it and more foreign tech companies, such as Google and Facebook, established offices in Bangladesh...
4 held in Kurigram, Pirojpur for offensive post about Prophet
The police arrested four persons at separate places of Kurigram and Pirojpur districts for making offensive comments about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on Facebook...
Man arrested for Facebook posts insulting Islam
The police have arrested a man at Chatmohar Police Station in Pabna for Facebook posts that allegedly insulted Islam...
Momentwala to publish photo story to mark Durga Puja
Photographer Md Nazmul Hossain will publish his photo story titled The Sea in Durga鈥檚 Eyes on his Facebook page on Friday celebrating Durga Ashtami 2024...
Germany closes Meta case after data measures agreed
Germany鈥檚 antitrust watchdog said on Thursday that Meta had taken measures that give users greater control over how their data get used on its platforms, ending a long-running dispute...
Social media trap
SCROLLING through platforms like TikTok or Facebook might seem like a casual pastime, but beneath the surface, these activities are reshaping our cognitive processes and emotional well-being in significant ways. Let鈥檚 explore how this digital engagement is subtly influencing our brains and mental health...
AL asks leaders, activists to complain to army
Awami League has instructed its leaders and activists to file complaints with the army against criminals who are torturing them...
AL warns its activists against provocative social media contents
Awami League on Sunday issued some instructions to its leaders and workers urging them to earn public trust and not to be misled by any provocative social media post...
FB event for burning Zafar Iqbal鈥檚 book criticised
A Facebook public event asking people to burn literary works of Muhammed Zafar Iqbal created criticism though the event did not exist now on the social media platform...
Hasina鈥檚 son Joy terms Bangladesh鈥檚 current situation as 鈥榤ob rule鈥�
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of Bangladesh鈥檚 ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has alleged that there is no rule of law in Bangladesh where even the Supreme Court is not safe...
Facebook, Telegram face partial restrictions for 7hrs in Bangladesh
Mobile internet users across Bangladesh said on Friday that they could not access social media platforms Facebook and Telegram for seven hours between 12.00pm and...
Former chief of Bangladesh Army Gen Iqbal makes Facebook profile red
Former chief of Bangladesh Army Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan turned his Facebook account 鈥業qbal Karim Ikb鈥� red on Tuesday night as many people did the same responding to the call of students as part of their ongoing protest...
Facebook, WhatsApp, other social media unblocked in Bangladesh
Social media platforms, including Facebook and WhatsApp, were unblocked in Bangladesh on Wednesday afternoon.
All social media platforms to be unblocked today: Palak
All social media platforms, including Facebook will be unblocked within two hours on Wednesday...
Marzuk Russell files complaint with DB over fake Facebook posts
A Facebook page in the name of Bangladesh鈥檚 renowned actor-poet-songwriter Marzuk Russell has been sharing messages and status updates on different topics, including the quota reform campaign and 鈥榓ggressive remarks鈥� against the administration...
AL, minister continue to post on social media amid shutdown聽
Both ruling Awami League and state minister for posts, telecommunication and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak continue to give posts on facebook although common users have been...
Broadband internet could be fully restored by Wednesday night: Palak
The state minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, on Wednesday said that broadband internet services could be fully restored in Bangladesh by Wednesday night....
Tunisia govt arrests opposition deputy leader
A leader of Tunisia鈥檚 Islamist-inspired opposition party Ennahdha was arrested Saturday, his party said in a statement on Facebook...
Meta lifts ban on Donald Trump鈥檚 Facebook, Instagram accounts
Meta said on Friday that it was lifting restrictions on US presidential candidate Donald Trump鈥檚 Facebook and Instagram accounts, ending measures put in place after his supporters violently stormed the United States Capitol in 2021...
Man arrested for Facebook post mocking freedom fighter quota
A 43-year-old man named Jahangir Alam has been arrested over a Facebook post 鈥榤ocking鈥� the quota system for freedom fighters in government jobs...
Vietnam arrests prominent journalist over Facebook posts
Authorities in Vietnam have arrested a leading independent journalist for 鈥榓busing democratic freedoms鈥� to undermine the state by posting articles on...