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The Impact of E-

commerce on the
Socio-Economic
Conditions of
Bangladesh

Name: Arpan Chakma


ID: 1821592630
Course: ENG 105
Section: 46
Instructor: Ms. Noora Shamsi Bahar
Introduction & Background

What is E-commerce? E-commerce in Bangladesh

● Online shopping via the Internet ● Market Value of 2 Billion U.S. Dollars (New
● Myriad of products & services Age BD, 2020)
● Real-time Messaging (FE International, 2020) ● Retail e-commerce growth of 72% per month
● Convenient (FE International, 2020) ( New Age BD, 2020)
● High ease of access ● Increased internet users ( New Age BD, 2020)
● Methods of operation includes websites and Social ● 80,000 families receive services from various e-
Media Networks (Buffer, 2018) commerce sites (The Independent BD, 2020)
● 40,000 individuals and 30,000 SMEs (The
Independent BD, 2020)
Research
Questions
1. Do people prefer shopping online over offline during this pandemic?

2. How much time do people spend on E-commerce Websites?

3. How feasible is it to start an online business?

4. To what extent businesses will gain more profit if products are sold both

online and offline?

5. To what extent will E-commerce help to improve the socio-economic

condition of Dhaka and other major cities of Bangladesh via digitalization?


Hypothesis

1. Expected to find people’s preference on shopping online over offline.

2. Expected to find that people’s dwelling time on E-commerce websites has significantly increased.

3. Expected to find that the feasibility of operating an online small businesses is high.

4. Assumed that businesses with both online and offline modes profited more than offline businesses solely.

5. Finally, I wanted to anticipate the impact of e-commerce on major cities of Bangladesh besides Dhaka.
Graphical Results

48.6 %

37.8 %

2.7 %

10.8 %
Graphical Results
Graphical Results

35.1 %
33.8 %
28.4 %

2.7 %
Graphical Results
My hypothesis was proven correct!
Findings
Primary research findings
● Online shopping is more convenient
● E-commerce is used on a regular basis
● Small online businesses are viable
● Multiple streams of income is profitable
● Impacts of E-commerce is strongly positive

Secondary research findings


● High growth of online retail businesses
● Contribution of E-commerce to GDP
will likely to be significant
Conclusion

E-commerce is the key to Digital Bangladesh!

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