The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Tuesday arrested a man who allegedly administered multiple internationally operated online gambling sites during an operation in the capital’s Shahjahanpur area.
The arrestee has been identified as Md Ahidur Rahman, 43.
RAB-3 Additional Superintendent of Police and Intelligence and Media Officer Md Mehedi Imran Siddiqui confirmed the matter on Wednesday
He said two smartphones, Tk81,214 in a bKash account, Tk50,041 in a Nagad account, two personal SIM cards, Tk55,500 in cash, and a Yamaha FZ Version 3 motorcycle were recovered from him.
According to the RAB official, preliminary questioning and the case statement indicate that Ahidur was an administrator of multiple internationally organized online gambling sites. RAB said he admitted to operating and promoting international betting sites that are banned in Bangladesh for a long time using fake accounts on Facebook and WhatsApp.
An examination of the WhatsApp and Messenger chat histories on his mobile phone reportedly revealed evidence of promoting gambling and betting sites and conducting illegal financial transactions with individuals in Bangladesh and abroad.
RAB said Ahidur worked as a super agent for the gambling and betting networks. Members of the network allegedly used mobile phones and other electronic devices to operate online gambling through recruited agents.
The group reportedly sold customers the sites’ own virtual currency, or PBU, in exchange for money so they could place bets online.
RAB said an examination of the Chrome browser history on Ahidur’s Samsung phone revealed information about several online betting sites. Preliminary findings suggest that he worked as an administrator for some sites and as an agent for others.
Information was also found indicating that he used two fake Facebook accounts to recruit customers for online betting.
During questioning, Ahidur reportedly said that another 10 to 12 unidentified people were involved in the network.
Mehedi Imran Siddiqui said Ahidur and his associates allegedly conducted large financial transactions through mobile banking services and operated betting sites using accounts opened under false identities and pseudonyms on Facebook and WhatsApp.
A case has been filed against them under provisions of the Gambling Prevention Act, 2026, he said.
