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.

10m ago

Consumer Rights asks Evaly to settle consumer complaints

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

11m ago

No plan to shut down any e-commerce company now: commerce minister

The government has no plan to shut down any e-commerce company now due to irregularities by some 10 to 12 companies, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said today.

3y ago

Commerce ministry should support customers conned by e-commerce firms: Kamal

The commerce ministry will have to take the primary responsibility to help the customers conned by some rogue e-commerce firms get refunds, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.

3y ago

Daraz relaunches dMart campaign

E-commerce platform Daraz Bangladesh relaunched its dMart campaign yesterday to give customers a special opportunity to conveniently grab their daily essentials.

3y ago

E-commerce firms warned for anti-competitive practices

Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) yesterday warned e-commerce platforms that punitive measures would be taken over predatory pricing through abuse of dominant positions in the market and anti-competitive practices, including collusion.

3y ago

E-commerce Industry: Still left to run without reins

E-commerce firmly began to put down roots in Bangladesh back in 2009 and since then has gone on to become a mainstay in the retail landscape.

3y ago

Daraz relaunches dMart to give discounts to customers

E-commerce platform Daraz Bangladesh relaunched its campaign dMart from today to give customers a special opportunity to grab daily essentials conveniently.

3y ago

E-orange CEO, 2 ex-owners held

The CEO of e-commerce site E-orange and two former owners of the company were recorded as arrested yesterday in a case filed over the embezzlement of around Tk 76.41 lakh.

3y ago

Evaly CEO tells cops he committed no crime

Evaly has liabilities of upwards of Tk 700 crore to its customers and about Tk 250 crore to vendors, Mohammad Rassel, chief executive officer of the controversial e-commerce platform, told investigators.

3y ago

Rogue e-commerce Sites: HC blasts govt for delayed action

The High Court yesterday pilloried the government for its failure to take action in good time against companies that embezzled people’s money.

3y ago

Chorus of complaints against rogue e-commerce firms

Lured by hefty discounts at e-commerce platform Eorange, Md Sahedul Islam, a private firm employee with a Tk 15,000 monthly income, borrowed Tk 13 lakh from family members, relatives and colleagues to make advance payments for five motorcycles in May and another three in June.  

3y ago