E-commerce

E-commerce

Prime Minister's China Visit / Nagad strikes deal with Huawei

Nagad signed an agreement with Huawei Technologies yesterday to work together in order to transform people’s smart transaction experiences..Tanvir A Mishuk, founder and CEO of the mobile finance service (MFS) provider, and Pan Junfeng, president of Huawei South Asia region and CEO of Huawe

5m ago

Cheque dishonour case: Evaly’s Rassel, Shamima get 1-yr jail in Ctg

On September 16, 2021, Rassel and Shamima were arrested from their Mohammadpur residence in the capital in a case filed over fraud and embezzlement

6m ago

Tk 127 crore owed to customers: DNCRP forms body to facilitate refunds

The platforms had offered hefty discounts to lure unsuspecting customers to make advance payments of thousands of crores of taka

7m ago

Mamun Rashid joins ShopUp as president

Mamun Rashid, an economic analyst and banker, has joined ShopUp, a business-to-business commerce platform in Bangladesh, as president.

7m ago

Telenor to stay in Bangladesh for long

Telenor, the parent company of leading mobile phone operator Grameenphone, has a long-term commitment to the Bangladesh market.

8m ago

Five ICT trade bodies demand tax exemption until 2031

Five associations representing the ICT sector yesterday demanded that the government extend tax exemptions on businesses offering software and IT-enabled service (ITES) till 2031, saying their development was crucial to the government’s vision for a Smart Bangladesh.

8m ago

Daraz 'letting go of' employees in Bangladesh, four other countries 

Daraz Group, Alibaba' s South Asian e-commerce arm that operates in five markets including Bangladesh, has announced that it is letting go of “many” employees but stopped short of disclosing the number.

9m ago

Consumer Rights asks Evaly to settle consumer complaints

The directorate serves show-cause notice on the e-commerce platform

11m ago

Draft digital commerce act draws mixed reactions

A draft of the new digital commerce law has drawn mixed reactions from industry people and customers alike as some believe a legal framework is necessary to prevent fraud while others opined that it would lead to increased bureaucracy in the emerging sector.

1y ago

Pilot kicks off for digital payment with QR code

The Bangladesh Bank will commence a campaign tomorrow to popularise an interoperable QR code across the capital city in a move to bring millions of small businesses such as street vendors and lower-income groups under the digital transaction system.

1y ago

Evaly asked for list of clients, money stuck in gateways

The commerce ministry recently issued a letter to Evaly, seeking the exact number of its aggrieved customers and merchants as well as the amount of money stuck-up in payment gateways in order to facilitate refunds.

2y ago

Info sought on Evaly’s customer number, money stuck in gateways

The commerce ministry has recently asked Evaly to share information about the exact number of customers of the troubled e-commerce company and the amount of its money that is stuck up in the payment gateways.

2y ago

E-orange founder, her relatives bought assets with customers’ money

She took advance payment from customers luring them with hefty discounts and then purchased a plot and flat with over Tk 9 crore. Her relatives also purchased property with the customers’ money. 

2y ago

Evaly ordered to stop selling gift cards on discount

The commerce ministry has asked Evaly to stop selling gift cards on discount to promote the company’s products, said a senior official of the ministry yesterday.

2y ago

Evaly ordered to stop selling gift cards on discount

The commerce ministry has asked Evaly to stop selling gift cards on discount to promote the company’s products, said a senior official of the ministry today.

2y ago

Qcoom refunds Tk 224cr to customers

Qcoom has refunded Tk 224 crore to customers out of Tk 397 crore stuck with payment gateway Foster, according to a press release sent by the e-commerce platform today.

2y ago

Evaly’s transaction records lost for Rab

Following a raid last year, the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) did not lock up Evaly’s headquarters, which enabled looting and for which registers and documents could not be provided to an audit team, claimed Evaly co-founder Shamima Nasrin yesterday.

2y ago

‘Evaly's biggest mistake was to develop business with customers’ money'

Evaly’s cofounder Shamima Nasrin today said the biggest mistake the company made was developing the business with the customers and merchants’ money instead of raising fund from outside.

2y ago