Online shopping in Bangladesh

Online shopping in Bangladesh is a new idea and since the e-commerce protocol by the government of Bangladesh it has become much easier and is now popular in Bangladesh. A recent survey shows that Bangladesh is an emerging market for the online sectors and it has a growing market of around 2 billion BDT. The introduction of 3G mobile internet boosted the online retail industry significantly. The main items sold are clothing, electronics, toiletries and gifts.

Classified and online shopping websites

There are a number of free classified websites and online shopping marketplaces in Bangladesh, including .[1] According to Prothom Alo in 2014, about 1.5 to 2 million people shopped online every year, and the market was growing by 15% to 20%.[2] According to MetrixLab, internet users in Bangladesh had 1 billion used goods in their stocks worth BDT 147 billion in 2014.[3] According to Bangladesh Bank, around 1 million clients accessed mobile banking, and over 100 crore transactions were made through mobile banking accounts by 2014.[4] According to The Independent (Bangladesh newspaper), transactions worth about Tk. 1,000 crore have been made annually through e-commerce.[5]

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ e-Commerce Directory 2014, pages 65-68, Computer Jagat, e-commercefair
  2. ↑ Jahangir Shah, Online shopping increases, Prothom Alo, 2014-12-29
  3. ↑ Internet users have Tk 14,700cr of used goods in stock, Daily Star, 2014-04-28
  4. ↑ e-Commerce - the in thing, Daily Star, 2014-09-24
  5. ↑ "How online shopping is changing Bangladesh". theindependentbd.com. The Independent Bangladesh. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
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