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."

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.

Google playfully posts a photo of a motorcycle cop pulling over one of it self-driving cars for riding along at a cautious pace.

People in Paris take to social media to find and offer refuge as the city was gripped by chaos following a string of attacks that left dozens dead.

Popular social networking platform Facebook turns down all requests of the Bangladesh government for information about users in the first half of this year.

The traffic condition in Dhaka is getting worse with time. But now, you can get updates on the traffic status of your route and decide beforehand whether to take an alternative route to reach your destination.

The White House launches a Facebook page for US President Barack Obama and used the social media platform to send a message on climate change.

A Syrian boy whose disappearance from a hospital in Belgrade while on the European refugee trail sparked a huge social media campaign is reunited with his parents in Germany.

It is unwise to post a winning ticket on social media, and someone just learnt it the hard way!

A teenage Instagram star makes an emotional statement about the dark side of social media.

Facebook says it is expanding its mobile alerts to include sports scores, weather updates and local news updates.

Facebook is testing a new video section on its platform.

Photos of female cabin crew lying in the overhead luggage compartments on board a Chinese airline goes viral on social media.

Facebook will begin testing a new feature allowing users in Ireland and Spain to express a range of emotions on posts starting Friday -- but there will be no "dislike" button, the social network says.

Facebook is to launch a satellite that will provide internet access to remote parts of Africa, the social network's founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced.

Here are a few internet security and privacy basics to save you from the hassle of having your information or account stolen.

More than one out of every three 12- to 15-year-olds wake in the night at least once a week just to use social media, a Cardiff University study suggests.

Teenagers' mental health can be put at risk by constant pressure to post on social media, a study has found.

Japanese social media users have been posting their own creative designs after Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games logo controversy.

Now the question is, can we say whatever we want on Facebook, Twitter or blogs? Some argue that comments made on social media should be ignored as they are people's very personal expressions. However, social media embody two spheres—a private sphere and a public sphere— simultaneously.