Qcoom starts refunding money to customers
E-commerce Company 'Qcoom.com' has
started repaying money to its customers who did not receive products even after
paying in advance.
Senior Secretary of the Commerce
Ministry Tapan Kanti Ghosh today started the disbursement of the money through
handing over cheques to 20 customers at a function at the Bangladesh
Secretariat in the city.
The Qcoom will refund Tk 59.05 crore
to 6,721 customers gradually.
Speaking at the function, Tapan
Kanti Ghosh said the other consumers of Qcoom will also be refunded soon.
He said the government is taking
steps to refund all money to the customers who did not receive products even
after paying in advance through using any payment gateway in digital platform.
He said the government is working
hard to bring back trust and transparency in the e-commerce sector.
"The government is working to
protect the rights of consumers. The Ministry of Commerce has already taken
necessary steps to bring e-commerce under control. E-commerce transactions are
being controlled," he added.
Among others, Additional Secretary
of the ministry Md Hafizur Rahman, Additional Secretary of the Commerce
Ministry and Head of the E-Commerce Cell AHM Shafiquzzaman and e-Commerce
Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) President Shomi Kaiser attended the function.