The official facebook page of online news portal jagonews24.com has been verified by the social media on Tuesday.A white tick mark within a blue circle is now seen next to the name on the page, which usually reflects a person or company’s authenticity.The chief news editor of jagonews24.com Mohiuddin Sarkar said, “A few number of newspapers in Bangladesh are verified by the authority of facebook. Jago News got the verification today and getting it the portal moved another step forward.”The head of digital media of PRAN-RFL group, the mother organization of the portal, Md. Azim Hossain said, “If anyone applies for a page to be verified, the authority of facebook monitors the contents of the page. If the contents are found reliable and authentic then they verified. Getting verification proves that jagonews24.com publish objective news.”More than 2.8 million facebook users liked the page till Tuesday. The address of the page is: www.facebook.com/jagonews24It is mentionable that jagonews24.com is a popular online news-portal to the Bengalis across the world. They visit the site from 173 countries every day.
(The news was uploaded in Bangla version of Jago News, but it is translated into English)