The High Court has ordered the government to block access to porn sites for six months.
It also issued a rule to explain why such websites and publication of obscene materials should not be declared illegal in electronic forms will not be banned.
The bench of Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Md Ashraful Kamal gave the order and rule after hearing a petition on Monday (Nov 19).
On Nov 11, an organisation named Law and Life Foundation filed the petition with the High Court.
A huge number of pornography websites contain uncensored content and obscene materials which impair the moral and mental development of people, particularly the young generation, petitioner’s counsel Md Humayan Kabir Pallab told Bangla Tribune after the hearing.