E-Cab's 60 member organizations are providing daily necessities in the lockdown area

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Following the same health safety rules, the member organizations of the E-Commerce Association of Bangladesh are delivering essential daily necessities to the people in the lockdown area under the overall supervision of ATUI.

The program started from Rajabazar in Ward 27 of the capital Dhaka on Wednesday. After checking the security personnel in the lockdown area from 11 pm, several online companies appeared there with their products.

This activity is being conducted in collaboration with Ekshop and Dhaka South City Corporation. Member organizations have started offering this service by collecting certificates and security stickers from e-Cab.

Commenting on the initiative, Abdul Waheed Tamal, General Secretary, E-Cab, said that the members of the E-Commerce Association are delivering daily essential goods through e-commerce in the lockdown areas in compliance with hygiene rules. Under the overall supervision of A2I and with the permission of the Ministry of Commerce, we have provided permission letters, stickers and operation guidelines to the members from e-Cab. I would like to thank the ICT Department, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, the Department of Local Government, and the law enforcement agencies for their support to the e-commerce sector.

Chaldal, Ekshop, Sabzibazar and Setara Farm have been seen delivering products since Wednesday morning. More than 5 vans and 6 covered vans of these companies have supplied goods to Rajabazar all day long. E-Cab's 60 member companies have initially been allowed to provide services in the lockdown area.

With the help of the police, city corporation staff and volunteers in charge of security, they maintain distance and properly sanitize transports to reach home-ordered day markets online.

Zia Ashraf, CEO of service provider Chaldal.com, said, "We are starting a pilot project in Rajabazar with 3 vehicles." There are more teams ready for other areas. In addition to the orders we receive online from our website, app or call center, we will also have some daily necessities in our car; With which we will be able to serve the people of that area immediately.