A Dhaka Court on Monday issued an ad-interim injunction till further order upon using a domain under the title of ‘facebook.com.bd’.
Judge of the District and Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka, Mohammad Showkat Ali Chowdhury passed the order after holding hearing on the admissibility of a case filed by the Facebook authorities.
The court also issued a show-cause notice upon the respondents to explain in 15 days as to why a permanent injunction should not be imposed upon using the domain under the title of ‘facebook.com.bd.
A-1 Software Limited, a Bangladeshi company, and its owner SK Shamsul Islam have been asked to comply with the show-cause notice.
Barrister Muksedul Islam, a local lawyer of the Facebook authorities, took part in the hearing at the court. The court fixed March 09, 2021 for further hearing on the case, added the lawyer.
The lawyer said they had filed the case in the court on November 22 this year against A-1 Software Limited and its owner SK Shamsul Islam over the registration of a domain named facebook.com.bd by the latter.
As per the international and domestic copyright law, A-1 Software cannot use Facebook’s name in any way, nor does it have an opportunity to operate a site called facebook.com.bd, says the lawyer.
