Bangladesh joins Pakistan in blocking Facebook

Bangladesh has joined Pakistan in blocking Facebook. At issue for both countries is a Facebook Group called Everybody Draw Mohammed Day.

Originally scheduled for May 20th, the page encouraged people to draw Mohammed on that day. The page was a protest over threats made against the creators of South Park due to images of Mohammed that were to appear on the show. Images of the prophet Mohammed are banned under Islamic law. The page has about 3,000 fans, and it hosts several images of the Prophet Mohammed.

While Bangladesh cut off access on Sunday, on May 19, Pakistan similarly cut off access to Facebook, following a court order. The court is set to review that block on Monday.

Bangladesh officials said access to Facebook would be restored if the page was removed.