Bangladeshi FM's Facebook page hacked, followers urged to ignore posts

DHAKA, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged all concerned not to trust, share, or engage with any posts or messages from its Facebook account, and said that it is conducting maintenance work on its official page after it was hacked.

"The official Facebook page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been unexpectedly found compromised. It was also observed that some inappropriate contents were shared for a while without due authorization," the ministry said in a press release on Sunday.

It said this unanticipated interruption is being given serious attention, as this page serves as the ministry's most popular social media platform for the regular dissemination of important information.

The page is currently under maintenance, and necessary actions are being taken to investigate the matter and strengthen security measures to prevent any such future untoward recurrence, it added. ■