{"id":777041540,"date":"2026-04-28T09:15:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777041540"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:03:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:03:01","slug":"bangladesh-to-launch-nationwide-crackdown-on-online-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/bangladesh-to-launch-nationwide-crackdown-on-online-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh to launch nationwide crackdown on online gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The government says it has adopted a zero-tolerance approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Bangladesh.- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed<\/strong> has confirmed that online gambling will be a central focus of a multi-agency crackdown on illicit activity. Speaking to Parliament, he said: \u201cThe government had adopted a zero-tolerance policy on narcotics and cyber-based gambling platforms\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister said illegal online platforms have \u201crapidly expanded in recent years,\u201d increasingly reaching younger demographics. \u201cA coordinated nationwide drive involving all relevant agencies will begin after April 30. There is no alternative to it,\u201d Salahuddin Ahmed told lawmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities indicated that intelligence monitoring and inter-agency coordination will play a role in the campaign. The aim is not only to disrupt existing operations but also to prevent them from reappearing under new identities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our objective is to protect the youth from all forms of addiction, whether physical or digital,\u201d the minister stated.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n\t\t\tSee also:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> India steps up scrutiny of prediction markets<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The government says it has adopted a zero-tolerance approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777041542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Bangladesh's Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has announced a multi-agency, nationwide crackdown on illicit online gambling platforms, commencing after April 30. Adopting a \"zero-tolerance policy,\" the government aims to disrupt existing operations and prevent their resurgence, citing rapid expansion and the need to protect younger demographics. This initiative highlights a heightened regulatory focus on digital addiction and market integrity within the region.","focusai_entities":"Salahuddin Ahmed, Parliament","focusai_location":"Bangladesh","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Enforcement Scope","query":"What specific types of online gambling platforms and associated payment channels will be targeted by Bangladesh's multi-agency crackdown, and what are the anticipated enforcement mechanisms?"},{"label":"Regional Regulatory Impact","query":"How might Bangladesh's 'zero-tolerance' policy on online gambling influence regulatory approaches and market dynamics in neighboring South Asian jurisdictions, particularly given India's recent scrutiny of prediction markets?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16334],"tags":[24906,25174,24634],"class_list":["post-777041540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-bangladesh","tag-crackdown","tag-illegal-online-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777041540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777041540"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777041540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777041545,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777041540\/revisions\/777041545"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777041542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777041540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777041540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777041540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}