{"id":472,"date":"2025-05-13T07:37:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T07:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=472"},"modified":"2025-05-13T07:37:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T07:37:26","slug":"gambling-promoters-bribe-local-police-in-rural-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=472","title":{"rendered":"Gambling Promoters Bribe Local Police in Rural Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/police_logo-1024x576.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/police_logo-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/police_logo-300x169.avif 300w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/police_logo-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/police_logo-18x10.avif 18w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/police_logo.avif 1059w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In rural parts of Bangladesh, illegal gambling operations continue to thrive with little interference from local law enforcement. 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