A Facebook story posted by Rajshahi University pro-vice chancellor Professor Farid Uddin Khan has sparked outrage and allegations of political favouritism in the university鈥檚 recruitment process after it featured a recommendation from a former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker for an applicant for an RU lecturer post...
Facebook owner Meta said it will appeal a 200-million-euro fine slapped on it by the EU after the bloc accused the company of breaking digital competition rules...
Former assistant commissioner at the deputy commissioner鈥檚 office in Lalmonirhat Tabassum Urmi, who was made an officer on special duty and temporarily suspended then, has been dismissed from government service for making controversial remarks on Facebook about the interim government and its chief adviser...
Bangladesh鈥檚 acting ambassador to Russia Faisal Ahmed, who was holding the post of charg茅 d鈥檃ffaires, has been recalled and asked to report to the foreign affairs ministry immediately apparently for his Facebook comment criticising the ministry鈥檚 administrative activities...
Police have detained a youth of Bakerganj upazila in Barishal for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on Facebook...
Several hundred students and people on Thursday night began a sit-in programme in front of chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 official residence Jamuna in the capital demanding trial of ousted Awami League and ban on its political activities hours after former Bangladesh president Abdul Hamid left Bangladesh for Thailand for medical purpose.
Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations, reportedly threatening to cut off Facebook and Instagram in Africa鈥檚 most populous country...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday requested everyone not to trust, share, or engage with any posts or messages from its Facebook page, hacked on Saturday, until its full recovery...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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 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...
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'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�.
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.
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...
The police arrested four persons at separate places of Kurigram and Pirojpur districts for making offensive comments about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) on Facebook...
The police have arrested a man at Chatmohar Police Station in Pabna for Facebook posts that allegedly insulted Islam...
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...
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...
Awami League has instructed its leaders and activists to file complaints with the army against criminals who are torturing them...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
Social media platforms, including Facebook and WhatsApp, were unblocked in Bangladesh on Wednesday afternoon.