State Minister for Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Sunday said online gambling apps will be completely stopped.
He asked the authorities concerned to take strict measures to stop online gambling apps at any cost.
The state minister gave this instruction while visiting the Cyber Threat Detection and Response Centre set up at the Headquarters of the Telecommunication department in the city.
He said propaganda on social media is extremely harmful to individuals, institutions and the country. He directed the authority concerned to take strong action to stop it at any cost.
Earlier, Palak at a view exchange meeting instructed the officials of the Telecommunication Department on how to get better results by using less resources, said a PID handout.
Posts and Telecommunications Division Secretary Abu Hena Morshed Zaman, additional secretary Golam Sarware Kainat, Director General of Telecommunications Department Rafiqul Islam, among others, were present.