{"id":263,"date":"2025-03-31T07:16:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T07:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=263"},"modified":"2025-03-31T07:16:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T07:16:33","slug":"students-targeted-by-illegal-betting-apps-in-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=263","title":{"rendered":"Students Targeted by Illegal Betting Apps in Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download.jpg 259w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/download-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bangladeshi authorities are sounding the alarm as a growing number of students fall victim to illegal betting applications. 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