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Bangladesh: New Rules for E-Commerce Marketplaces. Need to Register, Deliver within 5 or 10 days
October 20, 2021The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has issued a list of standards and rules applicable to e-commerce operators, the Digital Commerce Operational Guidelines 2021 (“the Guidelines”).
Highlights of this note
- Are these Guidelines legally binding?
- To whom do the Guidelines apply? To the sellers only or also to the online platforms that facilitate third party sellers?
- Delivery should be within 5 to 10 days
- Various consumer rights in e-commerce
- Prohibitions and requirements
- Registration of all marketplaces
- Records and processing payments by online marketplaces
- What are the sanctions for not complying?
- Some recommendations
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