Bangladesh’s ICT minister reiterates warning of action against online gambling ads

The government has said that it will block websites with betting ads.

Bangladesh.- Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, Bangladesh’s telecommunications and ICT minister, has warned again that websites with betting content or related advertisements will be blocked by the government without prior notice. Taiyeb made the remarks in a meeting held at the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission’s (BTRC) Headquarters in Dhaka.

He said the government is using web crawling technologies to detect relationships between mobile financial services accounts and online gambling. He reported that the initiative has already led to the removal of over 1,330 links, with lists of non-compliant accounts being prepared for weekly review.

The government first announced a strict zero-tolerance policy on online gambling last week under the Cyber Security Ordinance 2025. However, many websites continue to display unregulated betting ads. Taiyeb is now calling for collaboration from broadband service providers and mobile operators.

He said: “Almost all media outlets are still actively participating in unsafe content and gambling advertisements, because they earn money from them. Multiple notices have already been issued. There will be no further public notice — we will simply close them. These sites must be shut down.”

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The government has said that it will block websites with betting ads. Bangladesh.- Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, Bangladesh’s telecommunications and ICT minister, has warned again that websites with betting content or…