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Sacrificial cattle now a click away

A local portal plans big this Eid after last year's success

Suman Saha
A local e-commerce company is once again selling sacrificial animals for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha through its website, targeting the busy city dwellers and non-resident Bangladeshis.
Amardesheshop.com, a component of the Amar Desh Amar Gram e-commerce initiative of Future Solution for Business (FSB), has so far posted details - such as height, weight, picture and prices - of around 52 cows. It will post details on another 76 cows soon.
The prices, which are inclusive of service and bank charges, range from Tk 35,000-Tk 150,000 each, and can be remunerated by bank card, direct bank transfer or bank draft.
"We are planning big for this year as online shopping is getting popular in the country," Sadequa Hassan Sejuti, manag-ingdirectorofFSB, toldThe Daily Star.
The e-commerce site plans to sell around 300 cows this Eid in contrast to 25 it sold last year.
The company will also take care of the entire process, starting from purchase to the distribution of meat on the buyers' behalf.
"We are currently taking bookings. We will deliver the cows at the given address two days ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha," Sejuti said, adding that around 500 cows are scheduled to be put up soon.
Farmers who are interested in selling cattle can upload pictures, along with prices and transport costs, of their cows and goats on the company's website.
The e-commerce site has targeted those who want to distribute the meat of their sacrificial animals among the poor of their villages but live abroad or in the cities.
"It will save people from having to physically go to the cattle markets and transport the animals back to their homes," Sejuti added.
The e-portal site will take photos and videos of the entire process (the Qurbani) and forward them to the buyers, especially those living abroad.
The company, which is currently serving its customers through its seven e-centres in Mongla, Narsingdi, Tangail, Sirajganj, Jamalpur, Rangpur and Sylhet, has so far received five orders, with many in the negotiation stages.
FSB, a youth group that introduced e-commerce in the country in October 2009, has already clinched United Nations World Summit Youth Award 2011 for creating outstanding digital content for rural people.
The company has direct links with around 6,500 rural people, including farmers, weavers and fishermen, who post their produce at the portal for sale.
It also has a database of around 25,000 registered customers and sells Tk 4 lakh worth of goods weekly on average.