There are hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis who gamble in casinos abroad, just like the Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan, says Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan as a video of the BCB chief is making rounds of the social media amid an anti-casino crackdown.
Khan was asked by the media at an event in Dhaka on Sunday (Nov 3) whether the government will take steps against Hassan, a ruling party MP.
“We are working against gambling as the constitution bans it. We are working against those who are violating this law. Our fight is against those who run illicit gambling operations,” he said.
“We will have to chase hundreds of thousands if we try to identify gamblers. The man you are speaking about was not in Bangladesh. We’ve seen the video. He was gambling in a foreign country,” added the minister.