Bangladesh has banned controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's Peace mobile phone, days after blocking his Peace TV from airwaves and online, according to a media report on Thursday.
"These phones cannot be allowed anymore because there is a clear instruction from the government to stop all kinds of publicity of Zakir Naik," telecoms regulator BTRC Chairman Shahjahan Mahmood was quoted as saying by Bdnews24.
Beximco Group imports Nayek's Peace mobile. Marketed as "Islamic mobile handsets", the website of the brand says that the phone comes loaded with options to access Nayek's Peace TV sermons in English, Hindi and Urdu.
They also come packed with Islamic wallpapers, access to the Quran and reminders about prayer timings etc. The website also mentions the name of Beximo Group as the sole Bangladesh importer and the address of the group office in Dhaka.