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

E-orange owners, staff sued for embezzling Tk 1,100 crore of customers

Customers have filed a case against owners and staff of e-commerce platform E-orange for reportedly embezzling around Tk 1,100 crore by not delivering their products.

3y ago

Fired Alibaba employee suspected of ‘forcible indecency’

A former male employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is suspected of committing “forcible indecency” against a female colleague, but not rape, according to Chinese police probing the assault. 

3y ago

Punish rogue e-commerce firms

The e-commerce sector needs a sound policy to ensure the credibility of all stakeholders and punish delinquent platforms, experts said yesterday, as online firms face a reputational crisis in the wake of questionable business practices by a few.

3y ago

Amazon pays Tk 53 lakh VAT

Global e-commerce company Amazon has paid Tk 53 lakh in value added tax (VAT) directly to the revenue authority after it got registration for the indirect tax.

3y ago

Evaly gets three weeks to respond

Beleaguered e-commerce platform Evaly has been given three weeks to provide a detailed response to the recent show-cause notice it received from the commerce ministry.

3y ago

Evaly gets three weeks to respond to commerce ministry’s show-cause notice

Beleaguered e-commerce platform Evaly gets three weeks to respond to the commerce ministry’s show-cause notice and explain the whereabouts of around Tk 338 crore that it owes to customers and merchants.

3y ago

Shops, malls reopen today

All shops, shopping malls and markets are being allowed to reopen from today from 10:00am to 8:00pm maintaining health guidelines.

3y ago

Alibaba fires manager accused of sexually assaulting employee

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has fired a manager who allegedly sexually assaulted a female employee and will establish policies to prevent sexual harassment, Chief Executive Daniel Zhang said on Monday.

3y ago

Meeting on Aug 11 on Evaly’s plea for more time

Representatives of the commerce ministry and other relevant government bodies will sit on Wednesday to decide whether to approve Evaly’s request for six months’ time to respond in detail to the show-cause notice it received.

3y ago

Evaly’s plea for more time: Commerce ministry to decide on Wednesday

The commerce ministry and representatives from some government bodies will sit on Wednesday to decide whether they would provide six months to Evaly after the digital platform sought the time to respond in detail to the show-cause notice it received recently.

3y ago