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Microsoft-Facebook laying trans-Atlantic Internet line

Microsoft and Facebook announces they will work together to lay a high-speed Internet cable across the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
28 May 2016, 10:00 AM

Facebook expands ads on third-party apps, websites to beyond users

Facebook Inc says its customers' ads will now be visible on third-party apps and websites to everyone who has ever visited its website, and not just to users logged into its social networking service.
27 May 2016, 14:19 PM

Here’s a first look at Mahi’s wedding photos

Her fans and followers were waiting for it, and a day after they tied the knot Mahiya Mahi releases some of her wedding photos over Facebook.
26 May 2016, 05:53 AM

IS blasts in Syria kill at least 140

Bomb blasts kill scores of people in Jableh and Tartous on Syria's Mediterranean coast with many others wounded in the government-controlled territory that hosts Russian military bases, monitors and state media said.
23 May 2016, 09:41 AM

I’ll tell through FB, twitter when getting married: Salman

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, when asked, says that he will tell fans about his plans to get married through Facebook or Twitter.
21 May 2016, 07:48 AM

[WATCH] Storm over weather presenter told to cover up on air

There is a furious response from viewers who think TV weather presenter Liberte Chan has been treated outrageously being handed a cardigan and told to cover up during her broadcast.
17 May 2016, 14:18 PM

Dohar bridge, world’s 8th wonder!

A bridge, identified as Mahmudpur Dulu Khan Bridge at Dohar in Dhaka, is making the rounds in the social media platform, Facebook for lying suspended in mid air with a few columns barely touching the ground.
14 May 2016, 07:07 AM

Apple links up with Facebook to help you honour mom on Mother's Day

In honour of Mother's Day, Apple creates a site that allows anyone to add a photo of their own mother to a rolling slideshow of mothers from around the world.
8 May 2016, 05:16 AM

Facebook loses first round of biometric case

Facebook Inc lost the first round in a court fight against some of its users who sued the social networking company, alleging it "unlawfully" collected and stored users' biometric data derived from their faces in photographs.
6 May 2016, 14:59 PM

Facebook provides users’ info to Bangladesh govt

Facebook provides users’ information to the Bangladesh authorities for the first time upon its request about 31 users’ accounts in between July and December last year.
29 April 2016, 11:28 AM

'Humans of New York' creator writes touching tribute to beloved dog

Facebook page "Humans of New York" creator Brandon Stanton writes a heart touching tribute to his beloved dog Susie, who passed away this week aged 16.
24 April 2016, 14:24 PM

Probir Sikdar appeals to PM for ‘safety’

Fearing that he might disappear or be harassed further, veteran journalist Probir Sikdar appeals to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to save his life immediately.
22 April 2016, 15:08 PM

Facebook’s next big thing: Bots for Messenger

No longer satisfied with being the dominant network for our humble species, Facebook is now courting a different type of user: bots. And eventually you can talk to them as if they were your mates.
13 April 2016, 07:20 AM

To eat or not to eat Hilsa this Pahela Baishakh

Pahela Baisakh in Dhaka at the Suhrawardi Udyan fare with Hilsa and panta bhat. A writer-poet, now living in Canada, made the claim sometime back that it was he and his group of friends who started the fad.
12 April 2016, 04:57 AM

Making most of Facebook

While most of us are content with maintaining social connections, even the very casual ones, with Facebook and catching up on what friends have been up to, looking at their holiday photos or photos of their children, some have been using Facebook for study materials and getting jobs.
10 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Identity 2016: Facebook lets blind people 'see' its photos

As the internet becomes dominated by images, Facebook is launching a system which can "read" photos and tell visually impaired people what appears in them.
5 April 2016, 11:59 AM

Black Power wedding photo goes viral in New Zealand

A couple's chance wedding photograph with members of New Zealand's Black Power gang goes viral on Facebook.
29 March 2016, 14:26 PM

Fans engage in photoshop battle over Zuckerberg’s photo from China trip

A photo shared by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during his recent trip to China stirs a photoshop battle in the social media.
22 March 2016, 12:58 PM

Use social media responsibly

The government yesterday published its draft guidelines for the public servants on social media use.
20 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Facebook supports six start-ups

Six start-up companies yesterday won Facebook packages, each worth about $50,000 mainly for advertisements for a year on the social media network. In addition to advertisements on Facebook, they will also get technical support as part of the package.
19 March 2016, 18:00 PM