Short videos and Bangla reels, made in Bangladesh
Clips & Shorts is where short vertical videos live on Be Social, the kind most people simply call reels. You make them with the built-in video editor: trim the part you want, write text on the screen, choose a cover and add a song from the Be Social Music library. If you have been looking for a short video app from Bangladesh, or a TikTok alternative where Bangla feels at home, here is how it works.
What Clips & Shorts are
Clips & Shorts are short, vertical videos made to be watched on a phone. They sit next to photo posts, text posts and longer videos on Be Social, so the friends and followers who already see your everyday posts can watch your reels too.
Think of a quick recipe for shorshe ilish, a dance with your cousins at a gaye holud, a joke told in the Chattogram dialect, a tour of the biryani shops of Old Dhaka, or a tailor in Narayanganj showing how a panjabi collar is stitched. Small moments, told fast.
Make a reel with the built-in editor
You do not need a separate editing app. The video editor is part of Be Social, in the Android app and on the website, so you can make a reel on your phone or edit a video already saved on your computer.
- Pick a video from your phone or computer.
- Trim it to the part you want. A longer video of up to 5 minutes can be trimmed down to a short clip.
- Add text on the video: a title, a punchline, a price or a question.
- Choose a cover, the frame people see before they press play.
- Add background music from the Be Social Music library.
- Write a caption, add hashtags, choose who can see it, and post.
Put music on your videos
A reel without sound can feel empty. Instead of hunting for an audio file and mixing it yourself, open the Be Social Music library inside the editor and pick a song to play in the background. Choose something calm for a sunrise over a village pond, and something lively for a holud dance or a cricket celebration on the para field.
Songs in Be Social Music are uploaded by verified profiles and Pages, and rights holders can claim their songs through Content ID. That keeps the library fair to the people who made the music.
Bangla reels, written in Bangla
The whole app runs in Bangla or English, and you can switch any time. When you write a caption, Bangla typing help suggests words while you type in English letters: write "ami" and pick আমি from the suggestions. No special keyboard needed.
When people watch your reel, they can react with Like, Love, Care, Sad, Angry or Shabaash (শাবাশ), a Bangla reaction made for a performance that deserves a cheer. They can comment, and share your reel with their own friends.
Made for budget phones and small data packs
Plenty of people in Bangladesh watch videos on a low-cost phone with a monthly data pack that has to last. Be Social works on low-cost phones and slow connections, and it has a data saver.
You can also choose video quality. Leave it on auto and it adjusts for you, or set a fixed quality if you want to keep your data usage steady while you scroll on the bus home from Mirpur.
You decide who watches
Every reel, like every post, can be Public, Followers, Friends or Only me. Post a public reel for your small business, or keep a family video to Friends only.
If comments turn unpleasant, you can block, mute or restrict people, add a hidden words filter, and report posts or accounts. Be Social is for adults aged 18 and over, and its child safety policy is published at besocial.bd/child-safety.
Start making short videos
Sign up free with a Bangladeshi phone number (you get an SMS code) or an email address. On Android, install the app from besocial.bd/download/besocial.apk. There is no iPhone app, but the editor also works on the website, so iPhone users can open besocial.bd in the browser.
Reels are one part of video on Be Social. For longer videos and going live, see the video page. Be Social is independent and not affiliated with TikTok.
Questions people ask
Is there a Bangladeshi alternative to TikTok?
Be Social, a social network made in Bangladesh, has Clips & Shorts for short vertical videos. You make them with a built-in editor that can trim, add text, set a cover and add music.
How do I add music to a reel on Be Social?
In the video editor, open the Be Social Music library and pick a song for the background before you post.
Can I turn a longer video into a short clip?
Yes. The editor can trim videos up to 5 minutes long, so you can cut out just the part you want and post it as a short video.
Will watching reels use a lot of mobile data?
You can turn on the data saver and set video quality to auto or a fixed quality, which helps a data pack last longer.
Can I make reels on an iPhone?
There is no iPhone app, but the video editor works on the website too. Open besocial.bd in your iPhone browser to make and post reels.
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