India bans online gambling industry
India鈥檚 parliament has passed a sweeping bill banning online gambling, after government figures showed companies had stripped $2.3 billion annually from 450 million people.
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India seeks to ban online gambling
India's government introduced a parliamentary bill on Wednesday to ban online gambling, citing concerns over addiction, financial harm, and potential links to money laundering and terrorism financing.
No gambling with progress
BANGLADESH is now at a crucial crossroads as debates heat up over reforming women鈥檚 reserved seats in parliament. Should we stick to the current system where party leaders nominate women in proportion to their party鈥檚 general seat wins? Should we allow women to directly compete with other women in designated reserved constituencies? Or should we remove...
CID starts operation against online gambling
The Criminal Investigation Department of Bangladesh Police has launched a nationwide operation against online gambling and betting in accordance with the newly issued Cyber Security Ordinance, 2025.
Bangladesh caught in gambling wave
A rising number of people across Bangladesh 鈥� from university students to auto-rickshaw drivers, and even schoolchildren 鈥� are increasingly engaging in online and informal betting, viewing it as a shortcut to a financial success...
HC orders expert committe to investigate online gambling
The High Court on Sunday directed the government and law enforcing agencies to form a seven-member committee to investigate the operation of online gambling platforms, identify the platforms, and the persons and celebrities involved in the platforms.
Gambling with World War III
TOO many opposite and unyielding opinions are ranged on the subject, which requires an explanatory note before coming to the point. The ungainly White House spat between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky has gripped everyone鈥檚 attention. But let me make a small point...
Australian govt urged to ban gambling ads
An alliance of leading Australians has demanded the government impose a total ban on gambling ads in a country that racks up some of the biggest losses per person in the world...
50 lakh people involved in online gambling: Palak
State minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Monday said that a drive involving all concerned would be conducted to stop online gambling....
48,586 MFS accounts suspended for gambling
State minister for finance Wasika Ayesha Khan said that the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit suspended 48,586 personal Mobile Financial Services accounts on charges of involvement in online gambling, betting, and hundi...