Campaign against online gambling held in Rangpur

The Pirgacha upazila unit of Bashundhara Shuvosangho organised a discussion meeting and distributed awareness leaflets at Amtoli Bazar in Pirgacha, Rangpur, on Sunday afternoon to highlight the perils of online gambling and steer the youth away from financial and social ruin.

Activists distributed leaflets among local residents and youths across the market area from 3:00pm, cautioning them against digital betting platforms accessible via smartphones and the internet.

Addressing the discussion, speakers termed online gambling a growing crisis for the youth. They observed that various online platforms lure vulnerable youngsters with promises of quick riches.

Although many engage initially for recreation or with small stakes, it frequently spirals into severe addiction, eroding personal savings, triggering domestic discord, escalating debt burdens, and driving vulnerable individuals towards social crimes.

The speakers emphasised that families, educational institutions, and social welfare organisations must adopt a proactive role to insulate the youth from such digital traps.

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They called for channelling young people’s energy towards sports, academic pursuits, creative endeavours, and constructive social work, while maintaining vigilance against pervasive online gambling advertisements and deceptive promotions.

The programme was attended by Bashundhara Shuvosangho Pirgacha upazila unit Vice-President Md Badhon Mia, General Secretary Md Mehedi Hasan Maruf, Organising Secretary Md Alif Mia, Joint Organising Secretary Sri Nishikanto Barman, Publicity Secretary Md Liton Mia, Information and Technology Affairs Secretary Md Monir Mia, and Social Welfare Secretary Md Sohag Ali, alongside local youth representatives.

Organisers stated that the initiative stemmed from a social commitment to alert the young generation to the hazards of online betting and foster a healthy, crime-free society, pledging to sustain such awareness campaigns across the upazila in the future.