Web Review: Facebook for Foodies
Planning to try out a new restaurant, or looking for somewhere to hang out with friends while munching on your favourite snacks, or maybe you are looking for the perfect place to go for a candle light dinner with the special one? You are just one post away from your answer!
1 December 2015, 08:55 AM
Govt eager to ink deal with Facebook: Tarana
The government shows interest in inking a deal with Facebook to ensure cyber security in Bangladesh.
30 November 2015, 15:11 PM
Cyber crimes: Govt to write to Facebook for deal
The government will write a letter to Facebook authorities tomorrow to strike a deal with it to be able to get information about its users to ensure cyber security in Bangladesh.
28 November 2015, 08:35 AM
e-CAB urges to lift bar on Facebook
The e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) has urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to lift the bar on Facebook and other social networking sites for the sake of their business.
27 November 2015, 08:03 AM
Facebook wife killer convicted in US
A Florida man who killed his wife and posted a photo of the body on Facebook has been found guilty of murder.
26 November 2015, 06:11 AM
Legal notice seeks lifting social media ban
A Supreme Court lawyer sends a legal notice to the government, requesting it to lift the restrictions on Facebook, Whatsapp and Viber within 24 hours.
25 November 2015, 13:47 PM
No untoward incident took place due to curbs on social media: Tarana
State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim claims that no untoward incident took place in the country over the execution of two war criminals due to restrictions on the Facebook and other social networking sites.
23 November 2015, 13:50 PM
Web Review: Facebook to solve your desperate needs
The Facebook group, Desperately Seeking- Dhaka, is an interesting initiative by social media activists to engage a vast number of Facebook users under one banner to share their problems, queries and needs, and there is always someone with an answer to them, no matter how queer your needs are and how difficult the solution is!
23 November 2015, 10:36 AM
Guest Column: A Day Without Facebook
Technology and social media have become inseparable from our daily life. But is it so bad when the most widely used social media site is banned by the Bangladesh government? Shanjida Sharmin writes about a day without facebook in her city life. "So now I felt different; I discovered that there are some green chilies hanging from a small plant in my balcony. And also some small, thin white chili flowers."
23 November 2015, 07:47 AM
Zuckerberg to take 2 months of paternity leave
Mark Zuckerberg plans to take two months of paternity leave after his child is born, reports USA Today.
21 November 2015, 05:10 AM
Facebook tool to limit exposure to your exes
Many find social media difficult after a breakup, struggling with seeing posts and pictures of their ex but not wanting to take the drastic measure of deleting or blocking them completely. On Thursday, Facebook announced a new tool that would solve this problem.
20 November 2015, 10:20 AM
Families meet Mojaheed, SQ Chy at Dhaka jail
Death row war crimes convicts Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed met their families at Dhaka jail. The meetings took place a day after the Supreme Court turned down their pleas for review against death penalty for war crimes during 1971 Liberation War.
19 November 2015, 08:03 AM
Bar on Facebook, Viber to go after ‘normalcy’
The existing bar on Facebook, WhatsApp and Viber will go after the “situation becomes normal”, country’s telecom regulatory body said today.
19 November 2015, 07:56 AM
Internet restored after an hour’s block
Internet blocked across country for over an hour shortly after blocking of Facebook, WhatsApp and Viber.
18 November 2015, 09:29 AM
Govt blocks Facebook, WhatsApp, Viber
The government has ordered blocking popular social networking platform Facebook and online messaging and calling services WhatsApp and Viber this morning.
18 November 2015, 06:42 AM
#PrayForParis
Following one of the most devastating acts of terrorism in Paris on November 13, the world unites with mourning and prayers and expressing solidarity, particularly in the social media.
17 November 2015, 13:09 PM
Bangladesh to ink deal with Facebook to curb ‘harassing’ posts
In a bid to curb politically and sexually embarrassing posts, Bangladesh government is trying to sign a deal with Facebook authorities soon.
17 November 2015, 09:29 AM
Facebook sets up safety check for Paris friends
Facebook launched a check-in feature to let people know that friends in Paris were safe after a series of bombings and shootings in the French capital killed at least 140 people on Friday.
14 November 2015, 06:07 AM
Facebook turns down Bangladesh govt requests for data
Popular social networking platform Facebook turns down all requests of the Bangladesh government for information about users in the first half of this year.
12 November 2015, 07:35 AM
[WATCH NOW] Cute baby slides down staircase like it’s no big deal!
A video showing a cute baby sliding down a staircase at high speed goes viral after being published in Facebook, the popular social networking site.
10 November 2015, 15:18 PM