Evaly.com.bd won the e-Commerce Movers Award for its food delivery service 'efood', says a press release.
A total of 100 e-commerce organisations and 12 individuals were awarded the e-Commerce Movers Award on the occasion of the sixth founding anniversary of the E-commerce Association of Bangladesh (E-Cab) on Sunday.
The award was given in recognition of the special contribution made through e-commerce during the coronavirus epidemic.
The award ceremony was held at Purbachal in the capital. Chairman of Evaly Shamima Nasrin received the award from State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Junaid Ahmed Palak.
Expressing his emotions at the award giving ceremony, Evaly Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mohammad Rassel recalled the memory of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and said, "My inspiration for creating Evaly is our honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of Bangabandhu, and her vision of making a Digital Bangladesh."
"Implementing the Padma Bridge project on the Prime Minister's own initiative has given me inspiration and courage," he added.
In it short duration, Evaly has launched four platforms. It has 4.0 million registered customers and 25,000 sellers. The 'e-food' is the second largest food service provider in the country where about 1500 restaurants are registered and e-food delivers about 7,000 food services every day.
Besides, customers will be able to buy and sell products on their own in e-bazer, and merchants are able to keep daily accounts in e-khata.
Md Zafar Uddin, Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce, and Shami Kaiser, President of E-Cab, were present as special guests at the award giving ceremony.
The function was conducted by Mohammad Abdul Waheed Tamal, General Secretary, E-Cab.