The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Monday ruled as illegal the use of the national anthem, penned by Rabindranath Tagore, as a ringtone on mobile phones.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice S.K. Sinha passed the order after dismissing two separate appeals filed by mobile operators Banglalink and Grameenphone.
The companies challenged a high court ruling that declared that using "Amar Sonar Bangla Ami Tomay Valobashi" as ringtone was illegal.
The petitioners' counsel, Masud Ahmed Sayeed, told The Daily Star that the mobile operators had already stopped using the national anthem as ringtone following the high court verdict.
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