{"id":563,"date":"2025-06-24T08:59:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T08:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=563"},"modified":"2025-06-24T08:59:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T08:59:39","slug":"charity-lotteries-in-bangladesh-used-to-hide-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/?p=563","title":{"rendered":"Charity Lotteries in Bangladesh Used to Hide Gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed.jpg 512w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/banglalert.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/unnamed-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Online platforms in Bangladesh are increasingly promoting gambling operations under the guise of charity lotteries. 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