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Mokshedul Islam, a lawyer appointed by the Facebook authorities, presented the case in the Dhaka District and Session Judges Court on Sunday.
Session and District Judge Shawkat Ali Chowdhury has set December 1 for the hearing
Court Judge Azizur Rahman told bdnews24.com.
The case has been brought against a person named A-One Software Limited and SK Shamsul Alam.
According to the authority of social networking sites Facebook on the Internet, the name Facebook.com was registered on January 14, 2010 by the Bangladesh Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks.
That same year, SK Shamsul Islam took over a domain called Facebook.com.bd from Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL).
A domain search on the BTCL website revealed that the domain Facebook.com.bd was activated on December 6, 2007. It is valid until December 4 of the next year.
Announcement of the sale of a domain in the name of Facebook for 6 million dollars
Recently, when the sale of the domain ‘Facebook.com.bd’ was announced, the Facebook authorities took notice. The domain is valued at মার্কিন 8 million.
SM Arifur Rahman, a member of Facebook’s legal panel, said the case was brought after Facebook authorities sent a legal notice to block the domain.
The lawsuit also seeks a permanent ban so that the defendants cannot transfer the domain name to Facebook.com.bd.
Said the managing director of BTCL. Rafiqul Matin told bdnews24.com, “The first thing is that this domain was assigned in 2008, a decade ago. You have to see the documents from that time. It was not given in my term.
“But I don’t think I got any notice from Facebook. If I could, I would definitely decide on this, I would definitely take it.”
When asked if BTCL would assign domains now if someone wanted to assign a domain using Facebook or a famous brand, Rafiqul Matin said: “Of course, nobody will get an assignment. If you try now, you won’t find anybody. Now we don’t give any names. domain name to any known brand “.
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