Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) recently blocked 331 betting sites from the country's network through its Digital Security Cell, accoprding to a BTRC notification.
Besides, around 150 Google apps related to online gambling were reported to the authorities of the international technology company "Google".
The company, then, took down 14 apps from the Play Store and are taking necessary steps to shut down the rest, it said.
In the meantime, 27 Facebook links and 69 YouTube links were reported to be involved in the promotion of gambling websites and Google apps and training related to online gambling.
At least 17 of those Facebook links and 17 YouTube links have been shut down, BTRC said.
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