Social media linked to rising depression: study
A recent study has found more than 57 per cent of young adults in Rajshahi city suffering from depression, with excessive social media use emerging as a major contributing factor...
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Caught in the frame
SMARTPHONES are now ubiquitous fixtures at emergencies and disasters. The moment something terrible happens, a bus crashes on a Dhaka highway, a school building erupts in flames, many bystanders reflexively raise their phones. Instead of rushing to help, some want to capture every horrifying detail for likes and shares...
International media groups urge Israel to allow access to Gaza
International news agencies Agence France-Presse, Associated Press and Reuters as well as the BBC on Thursday called on Israel to allow journalists in and out of Gaza, which is subject to a strict blockade...
Army refutes claims of political transport support
The Bangladesh Army has strongly refuted recent claims circulating on social media alleging that the military provided buses to transport for members of a political party for its programme...
TikTok hit by fresh complaint over data access
Online privacy campaigners filed fresh complaints against social media giant TikTok and two other Chinese-owned companies on Thursday, saying they had failed to comply with data access requests...
Bystander psychology in transitional Bangladesh
LAST week in Mitford, Dhaka, a horrific video made rounds on social media: a man was beaten to death with stones in broad daylight while hundreds of people stood by 鈥� watching, recording whispering 鈥� but doing nothing. Some even filmed the killers as they danced on the lifeless body. According to reports, members of the Ansar were nearby. Yet, they too did not intervene...
Misuse of social media, technology deepens misogyny: discussion
Speakers, including journalists, said on Tuesday that misuse of social media platforms and technology was deepening misogyny in society...
New report seeks reforms to ensure free, pluralistic media
A new report on Bangladesh鈥檚 media landscape has highlighted that restrictive laws and political pressures continue to limit media freedom and trust in Bangladesh.
One arrested for death threats against CA, CJ, army chief
The police on Saturday arrested a man for issuing death threats against the chief adviser of the interim government, the chief justice and the army chief through a video posted on social media...
Authorities mull taking HSC exam of female candidate
The chief adviser鈥檚 press wing said on Friday that the authorities concerned were actively considering allowing a female candidate who was unable to take this year鈥檚 Higher Secondary Certificate examination on the first day to retake the exam.
Media reforms stressed for ensuring press freedom
Journalists, academics, and political leaders on Thursday called for greater transparency, accountability, and structural reform in Bangladesh鈥檚 media sector to restore public trust in and safeguard press freedom...
Displaced by climate or design?
AS RISING seas swallow coasts, floods wash away livelihood and droughts parch once-fertile lands, the image of the climate-displaced person has become an emblem of the unfolding climate crisis. These stark environmental shifts are no longer distant projections but daily realities for millions across the globe. The world, especially countries in the Global North, has...
Foolproof system needed to stop question paper leak
The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rajshahi having cancelled the history second-paper question set for the forthcoming Higher Secondary Certificate examinations amid allegations of a leak from a police station in Naogaon suggests that the authorities have yet to ensure foolproof security to prevent question paper leaks. The set of questions was kept in a...
US to screen social media under new visa rules for foreign students
Foreigners seeking to study in the United States will be required to make public their social media profiles to allow screening for anti-American content under new State Department guidelines released Wednesday.
Govt to change legal aid law to appoint special mediator
The interim government is set to amend the Legal Aid Services Act 2000 this month to create the post of special mediator, to be filled by retired district judges or specially trained lawyers...
France eyes social media ban for under-15s after school stabbing
French authorities have announced plans to ban social media for under-15s and the sale of knives to minors after the murder of a teaching assistant by a 14-year-old boy plunged the country into shock...
Social media fuel children鈥檚 mental health crisis: NGO
The 鈥榰nchecked expansion鈥� of social media platforms is driving an unprecedented global mental health crisis in kids and teens, a children鈥檚 NGO said Wednesday, calling for urgent coordinated action worldwide.
Indian media report on MOZ in southeastern Bangladesh false: ISPR
The Inter Services Public Relation Directorate on Sunday said that the Indian media outlet聽 Northeast News article titled 鈥楤angladesh to declare Cox鈥檚 Bazar to Bandarban area as a military operations zone鈥� was a clear example of deliberate disinformation propagated by segments of the Indian media seeking to destabilise Bangladesh鈥檚 internal cohesion and..
US halts student visa processing amid push for social media screening
The US State Department has ordered the suspension of student visa processing in the latest escalation of a Trump administration crackdown on foreign students criticised Wednesday by China...
Case filed week after Moghbazar mugging
A case was filed early Monday, days after a video circulated on the social media that showed three muggers brandishing machetes were snatching a bag from a man in broad daylight at Moghbazar in Dhaka city...
Bangladesh in the age of strategic hedging, social media warfare
IN SOUTH Asia, power rarely wears the mask of neutrality. It either comes cloaked in populist nationalism or camouflaged in a strategic alliance. Bangladesh, wedged between two troubling neighbours 鈥� India and Myanmar 鈥� is increasingly a frontline state, not just in terms of geographic vulnerability, but as a theatre for the contest between sovereignty and...
Pakistan military gets social media boost after India flare-up
The brief conflict between India and Pakistan last week may have left no clear victor, but Islamabad鈥檚 generals are taking a win, riding a wave of approval on social media to burnish their recently tarnished image...
Campaigns must be intensified to raise dengue awareness: adviser
Local government, rural development and cooperatives adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain on Tuesday said that campaigns on social media as well as electronic and print media must be intensified to raise awareness about dengue...
Asiatic Mindshare wins gold at Festival of Media Asia
Asiatic Mindshare has won gold award in 鈥楤est Use of Mobile鈥� category at the Festival of Media Asia 2025, said a press release...
Beyond skin deep
IN TODAY鈥橲 Bangladesh, the concept of beauty has undergone a troubling transformation. It is no longer associated with character, confidence, or individual charm. Instead, it is increasingly defined by surface-level appearance 鈥� filtered photos, cosmetic routines and narrow ideals shaped by social media and celebrity culture. This shift is more than a trend; it鈥檚...
A nation of reluctant gamblers
IT BEGINS innocently enough. A young man, scrolling through social media, stumbles upon a bright, enticing advertisement. A national celebrity smiles warmly and offers him a dream: 鈥楨arn money from home without investment! Just play and win!鈥� One tap later, the world of online gambling unfurls before him, promising lakhs of taka for a few swipes and taps. Apps..
Hefazat denies involvement in beating woman鈥檚 effigy with shoes
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh on Sunday denied its involvement in beating with shoes a saree-clad effigy of a woman on the Dhaka University campus as video clips and photographs went viral on social media sparking debates...
Beating woman鈥檚 effigy with shoes at DU sparks debate
The clips and photographs of men beating with shoes a saree-clad effigy of a woman on the Dhaka University campus going viral on social media on Saturday sparked debates...
Algerian TV channel suspended over migrant racism
Algerian authorities on Friday suspended broadcasts by a television news channel for 10 days after it used a racist word on social media to describe African migrants...
HC orders expert committe to investigate online gambling
The High Court on Sunday directed the government and law enforcing agencies to form a seven-member committee to investigate the operation of online gambling platforms, identify the platforms, and the persons and celebrities involved in the platforms.