No response from Facebook, Google, YouTube
The government has failed to bring Facebook, Google, YouTube and other digital platforms under its tax network three months after
22 September 2019
Govt to push Facebook for opening Dhaka office
Bangladesh will insist on Facebook opening an office in Dhaka and getting a VAT registration from the National Board of Revenue when the government meets with officials of the social media giant in September, Post and Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar said yesterday.
28 August 2019
Facebook to hold meeting with Govt in Sept
Facebook has approached the government for a discussion to fix some issues, Posts and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar said today.
28 August 2019
Facebook adds Chakma language after Bangla
Social media giant Facebook has recently added Chakma language as a second language option from Bangladesh after Bangla.
16 August 2019
Facebook to unveil new cryptocurrency
Facebook is set to unveil a bid to bring cryptocurrency payments into the mainstream, reportedly with the endorsement of governments and financial giants.
18 June 2019
Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones
Facebook Inc is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, the latest blow for the Chinese tech giant as it struggles to keep its business afloat in the face of a US ban on its purchase of American parts and software.
7 June 2019
Facebook rejects co-founder call for breakup, senator urges US antitrust probe
Facebook Inc quickly rejects a call from co-founder Chris Hughes to split the world's largest social media company in three, while lawmakers urged the US Justice Department to launch an antitrust investigation.
10 May 2019
Digital Security Act: JnU student remanded over FB comments
A student of Jagannath University has been placed on a two-day remand in police custody in a case filed under Digital Security Act over a Facebook post.
12 April 2019
Facebook, Google face widening crackdown over online content
Tech giants like Facebook and Google came under increasing pressure in Europe when countries proposed stricter rules to force them to block extreme material such as terrorist propaganda and child porn.
9 April 2019
Facebook chief wants 'more active' govt role in regulating internet
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg calls for governments to play a "more active role" in regulating the internet, urging more countries to adopt versions of sweeping European rules aimed at safeguarding user privacy.
31 March 2019
Facebook says it removed 1.5 mln videos of the New Zealand mosque attack
Facebook Inc says it removed 1.5 million videos globally of the New Zealand mosque attack in the first 24 hours after the attack.
17 March 2019
Facebook, please change your business model!
Facebook is one of the largest technology companies in the world. However, the year 2018 was not the best one for Facebook,
8 March 2019
Jabbar urges Facebook for setting up office in Bangladesh
Telecom and ICT Minister Mustafa Jabbar has urged the Facebook authority to establish an office in Dhaka to run their smooth business in Bangladesh.
27 February 2019
Facebook says it is 'open to meaningful regulation'
Facebook is “open to meaningful regulation”, it says after British lawmakers said that big technology companies should be subject to a compulsory code of ethics to tackle the spread of fake news and abuse of users’ data.
18 February 2019
Fake Facebook IDs after PM’s name closed
The National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) with the help of Facebook authority has recently closed around 1332 fake IDs.
7 February 2019
Farewell from Facebook
Musician Nazmun Munira Nancy, known for her song Dui Dike Boshobash, from the film Projapoti, has abandoned social media platform, Facebook.
1 February 2019
Spreading 'Anti-state Propaganda' : Youth held in Ctg
The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) arrested a youth for “spreading anti-state propaganda and defaming law enforcement agencies on social media” from Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram early yesterday.
28 January 2019
Facebook getting its messaging apps to be friends
Facebook said it is trying to get its messaging apps to be friends, allowing encrypted missives be exchanged no matter which of its services are used.
26 January 2019
We don't sell people's data: Zuckerberg
Facebook co-founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg renews his defense of the social network's business, arguing that targeting ads based on interests is different from selling people's data.
25 January 2019
Remove 'fake' content on food quality, Indian govt tells Facebook, Google
The Indian government instructed Facebook and Google to take down "false and malicious" contents that spread misinformation about the food quality and safety in the country, reports The Times of India.
21 January 2019