Chaldal is receiving services from Bangabandhu Satellite-1

As the first e-commerce company in the country, online food market Chaldal is going to receive the services of Bangabandhu Satellite-1. For this purpose, the company has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited. Through the agreement, Chaldal authorities will be able to provide services to wholesale and retail customers by ensuring seamless connectivity between hubs in different parts of the country, live tracking of products and delivery vans, and smart communication system. Md. Shafiqul Islam, Managing Director on behalf of BSCL and Tejas Vishwanath, Chief Technical Officer on behalf of Chaldal Limited signed the agreement. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on behalf of BSCL Dr. Shah Jahan Mahmud, Shah Ahmedul Kabir (General Manager, Sales & Marketing), Md. Shafiul Azam (Manager, Broadcast, Media & Promotion), Hamed Hassan Muhammad Mohiuddin (Manager, Govt. Sector Sales), Ms. Rehnuma Tarannum (Manager, Overseas Sales) and Mr. Asad Bin Yusuf (Manager, Non Govt. Sector Sales) were present. On the other hand, Zia Ashraf (Founder and Chief Operating Officer), Arun Ramamurthy (Head of Warehouse Technologies R&D), Rezaur Rahman (Head of Real Time Tracking and Traffic Analysis), Swadhin Shahriar (Head of Information Security) and Ms. Sadia Tasnim (Lead Communication Engineer) were present. Chaldal Founder Zia Ashraf informed that as a part of the nationwide expansion plan, Chaldal is building robust and complex technologies combining supply chain management, warehousing, accounting, and the last-mile delivery process. To ensure seamless connectivity across the warehouse network, Chaldal is working with existing and new network solutions. Chaldal will be the pioneer in the world as a grocery platform having direct satellite links to enable various outstations in both urban and rural areas of the country. Tejas Vishwanath said: “It is great that the government is investing in such technologies as launching our own satellites and inviting private enterprises to make use of them. This allows us to give access to technology that some developed countries like the USA and UK do not have access to.”