DHAKA, July 6, 2021 (BSS) - The multilevel marketing (MLM), gambling
or any sort of lottery cannot be conducted through digital commerce or
e-commerce sites.

  It was informed at a meeting regarding the issuance of 'Digital
Commerce Management Guide-2021'.

   Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi presided over the meeting held on an
online platform on Tuesday. The Ministry of Commerce has finalised the
Digital Commerce Management Guide 2021. It was published in the form
of a gazette last Sunday.

   The guideline has been prepared considering the disadvantage of the
services of digital commerce or e-commerce organisations, under the
revised National Digital Commerce Policy passed in 2020.

   The guidelines are finalized based on the views of the concerned
ministries, government and non-government organizations and
stakeholders, including the Ministry of Commerce.

   It provides detailed explanations on other issues including display
of information of products for sale in the marketplace, general rules,
presentation for sale of products in the marketplace, product
delivery, advance payment price adjustment and other issues.

   At the time, about the Digital Commerce Management Guidelines the
Commerce Minister said, payment must be made to the seller within 10
days of receipt of delivery of the product from the marketplace. If
there is any other sort of agreement between the seller and the
e-commerce, it must be met.

  No more than 10% advance can be accepted in case of ready-to-ship
items and the items cannot be transferred to the delivery person or
company within 48 hours of receipt of advance payment. However, up to
100% advance can be taken through Escrow, he added.

   Delivery must be confirmed within 5 days in the same city, 10 days
in a different city after full payment and any complaint must be
resolved within 72 hours.

   Among others, Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh, Chairperson of
Bangladesh Competition Commission Mohammad Mofizul Isla, Director
General of National Consumer Protection Department Bablu Kumar Saha
and President of E-Cab Shami Kaiser spoke at the meeting.