A new horizon has been opened in the logistics sector of Bangladesh. ekShop has started the transportation of perishable goods such as foodstuff, vegetables, fruits, fish, meat, etc. through the newly constructed mail processing center equipped with modern chilling and frozen facilities of the Bangladesh Postal Department.
The first consignment of this process was sent to Chattogram today (Tuesday) at the Dhaka Mail Processing Center located in the Tejgaon area of Dhaka which will reach the customer by tomorrow. The Department of Posts currently has 14 such mail processing centers.
In this process, the postal department and ekShop will work jointly, where ekShop will collect the product from the seller, package it and present it at the counter, after which the product will reach the designated destination at the mail processing center at the other end through the channel of the postal department. However, the home delivery facility from there will currently be offered by ekShop.
Through this initiative, the era of transportation of perishable goods across the country began.
Assistant Project Director Shah Alam Bhuiyan, ekShop Team Leader Rezwanul Haque Jami, ekShop Head of Operation Taufiq Ahmed, and officials related to the initiative were present at Tejgaon Mail Processing Center.
Mr. Shah Alam Bhuiyan, Assistant Project Director of the Mail Processing and Logistics Service Center Construction Project said, “The postal department has started a new horizon through the handling of perishable items. 14 newly constructed mail processing centers have chiller chambers. As a result, fish, meat, vegetables, fruits, etc. can be sent. These modern mail processing centers equipped with chiller chambers will contribute positively to the creation of digital Bangladesh of the current government.”
Rezwanul Haque Jami said, “The dream of digital Bangladesh is now a reality. All the instructions of the Honorable Prime Minister will take Bangladesh forward, we are working to implement his words with utmost importance. ekShop will work to ensure that this facility of the Postal Department is useful to all levels of entrepreneurs.”
As per Prime Minister’s Ordinance (up to Upazila level), post offices should have chambers with a chilling system. The chilling system is being used so that the perishable products i.e. food items starting from fruits and vegetables can be sent through the post.
