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New draft policy to centralise e-commerce: Will it suffice?

Everything from fish, meat, clothing, medicine, car, flat is available on various E-commerce websites, social media groups and pages. The E-commerce business is crossing the Tk 1,000 crore threshold. But many of these businesses are scamming people by offering unrealistic profit margins.

After the Ponzi scheme model of Evaly and E-orange, the government has drafted a new policy to centrally control E-commerce businesses.

What's in this new draft? Was there a need for a new draft policy or is it possible to control the industry with current laws?

Khondoker Md Shoyeb is with The Daily Star journalist Zayma Islam to discuss the government's plans to regulate the e-commerce industry at the Straight from Star newsroom.

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New draft policy to centralise e-commerce: Will it suffice?

Everything from fish, meat, clothing, medicine, car, flat is available on various E-commerce websites, social media groups and pages. The E-commerce business is crossing the Tk 1,000 crore threshold. But many of these businesses are scamming people by offering unrealistic profit margins.

After the Ponzi scheme model of Evaly and E-orange, the government has drafted a new policy to centrally control E-commerce businesses.

What's in this new draft? Was there a need for a new draft policy or is it possible to control the industry with current laws?

Khondoker Md Shoyeb is with The Daily Star journalist Zayma Islam to discuss the government's plans to regulate the e-commerce industry at the Straight from Star newsroom.

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