Govt bans online gambling

The interim government's advisory council has approved a draft of the new cyber security law. The new law banned all types of online gambling in Bangladesh.

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul revealed the information on Tuesday (6 May) during a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka.

He said the new law completely bans online gambling, which was not explicitly mentioned in the previous law. In addition, nine other sections have been canceled, including cases filed for insulting the Father of the Nation and the national flag.

"Once the gazette of the new law is published, these cases will automatically be dropped," he said.