28 e-commerce companies in the intelligence report

Intelligence agencies have handed over the names of at least 28 companies involved in various irregularities in the name of e-commerce business to a high-level government committee. The names of these companies have come up in the reports of the three intelligence agencies of the government. AHM Safiquzzaman, Additional Secretary of the Commerce Ministry and coordinator of the committee, told reporters after the second meeting of the 15-member committee in the conference room of the Commerce Ministry on November 1. The committee has received separate lists from the three intelligence agencies. There are 19 companies in one list, 17 in another and 13 in the other. The additional secretary of the commerce ministry hopes that the transaction accounts of these companies will be available within the next week. Another meeting of the committee will be held on November 9, Safiquzzaman said, adding that the meeting will take stock of the financial transactions of the listed companies. I will verify and select the information in the meeting and raise it in the cabinet department. The meeting also discussed UBID (Unique Business Identification) and Escrow Service Automation, said the committee coordinator. He said a2i has been given responsibility in some matters. That is the unique business ID. A committee has finalized it. This model has also received initial approval. A2i will convert it from analog format to digital format. The ministry did not disclose the names of the e-commerce companies in the intelligence file. However, with the approval of the intelligence agencies, the meeting will start refunding Tk 214 crore to the customers stuck in the escrow service, it was informed from the meeting. Safiquzzaman said it was frozen by the CID. Distribution of money can be started only after getting their clearance. There may be a 1% deduction for service charges. Since the money has been paid online, it will be returned online.