4 ways people will know which accounts are verified in Bangladesh
How posts look in a BD user's Facebook feed — badges added by SafeNet BD browser extension
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Rahim Ahmed✓ GoB Verified
2 hours ago · Dhaka
আজকের আবহাওয়া সত্যিই সুন্দর ছিল। পরিবারের সাথে সময় কাটালাম। ☀️
✅ This person is verified by the Bangladesh government · Real NID confirmed · Safe to trust
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Unknown User 7742⚠ Not verified
posted · no location
BREAKING: Major scandal involving [public figure] — share NOW!!!
⚠️ This account has no GoB verification. Identity unknown. Content loads slowly for unverified accounts. Report to SafeNet BD →
ℹ️ Facebook does not need to do anything. The SafeNet BD browser extension overlays these badges automatically on top of the Facebook website.
Free browser extension for Chrome, Firefox, and Edge — every BD citizen installs it once
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SafeNet BD Extension
Available for Chrome, Firefox, Edge · Free
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Show GoB verified badge on posts
Show warning on unverified posts
One-tap report button to BTRC
Blur deepfake-flagged videos
Works on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok
ℹ️ The extension talks only to SafeNet BD servers — never to Facebook. It reads the username from the page and checks our database. Your browsing history is never stored.
BTRC controls viral reach by instructing mobile operators and ISPs — without touching Facebook
✓ GoB Verified account posts
Loads at full speed — reaches everyone normally — can go viral freely
Blocked at ISP level — users see a SafeNet BD warning page instead
Network speed0% — Blocked by BTRC order
ℹ️ BTRC sends a simple daily list of unverified account IDs to Grameenphone, Robi, Banglalink, and Teletalk. The operators handle the throttling — exactly like they manage network priority for video streaming vs normal browsing today.
Any citizen, journalist, employer, or court can check if a Facebook account is GoB verified — instantly
Public Verification Checker
Enter a Facebook URL above to check
Who uses this public API?
📰 Journalists — verify sources before publishing a story
⚖️ Courts & police — confirm identity in harassment cases
🏢 Employers — check if a job applicant's profile is real
👨👩👧 Parents — check who their children are talking to
🏦 Banks / fintechs — verify customers during onboarding
ℹ️ The public API only returns "Verified / Not verified." Full name and NID are always private. This protects citizens' privacy while still enabling trust.