A Dhaka court has issued an ad-interim injunction on use of facebook.com.bd in Bangladesh following a lawsuit filed by social media giant Facebook.
Dhaka District and Sessions Judge Showkat Ali Chowdhury issued the ad-interim injunction on the issue after holding a hearing on Monday.
Public Prosecutor Abdul Manan Khan confirmed the matter to Dhaka Tribune.
Confirming the development, Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Moksadul Islam, the lawyer appointed by Facebook, told Dhaka Tribune that the order will be effective till March 9, 2021 set for next hearing on the issue.
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On November 22, Facebook authorities filed a then case with the Dhaka District and Sessions Judge Court seeking a compensation of $50,000 (Tk42,37,145).
Barrister Moksadul Islam earlier informed the media that A1 Software Limited, a Bangladeshi company, opened a new domain using the same name of Facebook. Also, they want to sell this domain at a worth of $6 million.
The lawyer told Dhaka Tribune that Facebook is the most widely circulated social media in the world and according to the law no one can open a same domain name.
However, Facebook sent legal notice multiple times to stop the domain but the company did not respond.
