Guides, Insights
Trade Licence and DBID for Online Shops in Bangladesh
Do you need a trade licence to sell online in Bangladesh? What DBID is, the papers each needs, why DBID applications get rejected, and a sensible order.
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StoreOS blog
Notes on building commerce
Product updates, engineering deep dives, and practical guides for teams shipping storefronts on the StoreOS API.
Guides, Insights
bKash Merchant vs Personal Retail Account for Online Shops
No trade licence? See how a bKash Personal Retail Account differs from a Merchant account, the documents each needs, and how to take bKash on your store.
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Guides, Insights
Courier Fraud Checker BD: Check Courier History Before COD
Courier fraud checker guide for Bangladesh sellers: check a buyer's Pathao or Steadfast history by phone, read the ratio right and decide before you ship COD.
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Insights, Guides
Ecommerce Website Cost in Bangladesh 2026: First-Year Totals
Ecommerce website cost in Bangladesh: agency build, WooCommerce or monthly builder. Build fee, hosting, domain, upkeep and courier fees, totalled for year one.
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Guides
How to manage stock in StoreOS: on hand, available and low stock
Stock management for an online store in Bangladesh: read the StoreOS Stock page, tell on hand from available, search and filter products, and spot low stock.
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Guides
How to set delivery charges by region in StoreOS
Delivery charge setup for an online store in Bangladesh: add Dhaka and outside-Dhaka regions, set each fee in BDT, and save, with annotated console screenshots.
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Guides
How to set up cash on delivery checkout in StoreOS
Cash on delivery online store setup in Bangladesh: use the StoreOS Order flow page to set COD as default, pick checkout fields, and see what needs a paid plan.
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Insights, Guides
Pathao vs Steadfast vs RedX: Courier Guide (2026)
Pathao vs Steadfast vs RedX for online stores: delivery charges, COD fees and returns from each courier's own site, dated 3 Oct 2026, plus what to verify.
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Insights, Guides
Best ecommerce platform in Bangladesh: how to choose
Choosing the best ecommerce platform in Bangladesh? Use this 12-point checklist: COD, couriers, payments, OTP checkout, domain, stock, support, and total cost.
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Guides, Insights
Delivery charge strategy for ecommerce in Bangladesh
Delivery charge ecommerce Bangladesh stores can live with: inside vs outside Dhaka, free shipping thresholds, COD costs, and how to show the total upfront.
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Guides, Insights
Ecommerce SEO in Bangladesh: basics for a new online store
Ecommerce SEO Bangladesh basics for a new store: product titles, categories, speed, Search Console, Google Business Profile, and a simple checklist.
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Getting Started, Guides
How to create an ecommerce website in Bangladesh without a developer
Build an ecommerce website in Bangladesh without a developer: what you need, a step-by-step setup, what to test, and what it costs you in time, not code.
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Getting Started, Guides
How to start an online business in Bangladesh: step by step
How to start online business in Bangladesh in 8 steps: pick a product, price it, build a store, take COD, ship with Pathao or Steadfast, get repeat orders.
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Guides, Getting Started
Inventory management for small business in Bangladesh
Inventory management for small business Bangladesh sellers can run: count stock, set reorder points, track variants, and stop overselling.
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Guides, Insights
Payment gateway in Bangladesh for an online store
Choosing a payment gateway in Bangladesh for your online store? How COD, bKash, Nagad, SSLCommerz and cards fit, what to check, and when to add each.
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Guides, Getting Started
Product description tips for ecommerce: phone photos and pages that sell
Product description tips for ecommerce on a budget: how to shoot good phone photos, write clear titles and details, and a checklist for every product page.
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Guides, Insights
How to reduce fake orders and returns in COD in Bangladesh
Reduce fake orders COD Bangladesh sellers face: verify the phone, confirm before dispatch, show the full price, and stop shipping to repeat no-shows.
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Insights, Guides
Bangladesh buyers check out with a phone number
Guest checkout and SMS OTP match how people already buy. An email-first cart is a US habit. Ghost COD orders start with a fake number.
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Guides
Book Pathao and Steadfast from orders
Stop copying addresses into courier panels. StoreOS books Pathao or Steadfast from the order on a paid plan. Check live rates in the courier merchant panel.
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Getting Started, Guides
A Facebook bio is not a domain
yourpage.facebook.com is Meta’s URL. A shop on your own domain is something a buyer can trust and return to. On StoreOS, custom domain starts on a paid plan.
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Insights, Guides
When a COD parcel comes back
Refused COD is normal in Bangladesh. Return fees stay in the courier panel. Your order, SKU, and phone number stay in StoreOS.
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Insights, Guides
Shopify in Bangladesh: Pathao and COD
Shopify bills in USD. Pathao and Steadfast sit in the App Store. StoreOS bills in taka, and COD and those couriers sit in the same console as stock.
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Guides, Getting Started
Stop running stock from a Messenger thread
Overselling happens when size and quantity live in chat. Put inventory in the console. Keep WhatsApp for closing, not for counting.
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Guides
Start from a theme, or bring your own storefront
Live themes cover retail, fashion, food, and more. If the layout is wrong, a developer builds on the Storefront API — same catalog, checkout, and COD. You do not rebuild Pathao.
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Engineering, Guides
Building a headless storefront on StoreOS
From an empty Next.js app to a working catalog, cart, and checkout using the StoreOS TypeScript SDK.
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Guides, Getting Started
Move Facebook Shop orders onto a real store
Put catalog, checkout, and Pathao or Steadfast next to Messenger. Start on Free and take COD. Book Pathao or Steadfast on a paid plan.
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