Dhaka, March 15 -- Facebook has verified Biman Bangladesh Airlines' official page, and the airline has requested public awareness about fraudulent activities.

Biman, the national flag carrier, announced on March 14 that Facebook has finally verified the airline's official Facebook page. The verification process took longer than usual as several impostors had been impersonating Biman and operating fraudulent pages, which required Facebook to evaluate the authenticity thoroughly.

Biman publishes information, press releases, promotional offers, etc., through its verified page and requested everyone to stay aware of scammers across social networking platforms, as no other social media handle except the verified page is associated with the a...