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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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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Insights, Getting Started
F-commerce vs ecommerce website: what Facebook sellers should know
F-commerce Bangladesh sellers ask if they need a website. Here is what a Facebook page does well, where it breaks, and how to add a store without leaving chat.
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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, 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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Insights
Keep WhatsApp. Put the catalog on a site.
StoreOS does not replace chat commerce. Buyers still message. The site holds stock, size, and the order so the thread is not the warehouse.
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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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Insights
Pathao Commerce vs your own store
Pathao delivers the parcel. They also sell a shop and an inbox. StoreOS is the opposite: your store, Pathao and Steadfast as couriers.
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Insights
WooCommerce Bangladesh hosting costs
A WooCommerce shop in Bangladesh also means hosting. Plugins, SSL, and Pathao sit on a server you own. StoreOS has no Tk 20,000 build fee.
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Insights
Why COD still wins in Bangladesh
Bangladesh shoppers often pay on delivery so they can inspect the parcel first. COD sits next to Pathao and Steadfast in the StoreOS console.
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