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2024년 7월 28일

저자:
Mahmudul Hasan, The Daily Star (Bangladesh)

Bangladesh: Internet disruption affects online food delivery sector, threatens livelihoods of delivery workers & small businesses

"Food delivery hit hard by internet disruption", 28 July, 2024

Bangladesh's burgeoning online food delivery sector has been severely hit by the internet disruptions, bringing operations of the platforms to a near halt.

This affected the livelihoods of delivery riders, small and medium restaurants and home-based chefs...

...The platforms were closed for six days, from July 18 to July 23, when Bangladesh experienced a complete internet blackout...

...Without mobile internet, food delivery platforms relying solely on broadband would face delays, limited rider mobility, and communication issues, leading to inefficiencies...

...Mojibur Rahman, who works full-time delivering processed and frozen food for an F-commerce page, said his family has fallen into a financial crisis since the internet blackout started.

"My daily average income was Tk 900 to Tk 1,000. One week without the internet has left me without money," he said.

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[Also refers to Pathao and FoodPanda.]

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