Bikroy.com launched in BD

Swedish based internet company Bikroy.com has announced that they shall formally launch the first Bangla online classifieds in Bangladesh on October 18, 2012. Mr. Nils Hammar, CEO of Bikroy.com, Ms. Eshita Sharmin, Country Manager Marketing of Bikroy.com were present at the press conference along with Mr. Munir Hasan, ICT Consultant, Ministry of Information and Technology as the Special Guest. Officials have said that Bikroy.com comes into the market with the aim of providing a credible platform for online buyers and sellers to interact. The website provides a simple, safe and fast buying and selling experience for the approximately 7 million internet users in the country. Also, using Bikroy.com is completely free. Owing to the growing use of mobile internet in Bangladesh, the Bikroy.com team have also launched a mobile site. For many people in this country, mobile phones are the first point of contact with the digital world. For sellers, the site provides benefits such as free ad placements, potentially faster sales than anywhere else and the better possible offers for their products. The ads are valid on the site for a period of 90 days. Also the site is available throughout Bangladesh, so buyers can purchase items from someone in their own towns and cities. The advent of Bikroy.com promises to open a whole new market in the digital world of Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, the lack of a reliable platform discourages trading of second hand products over the internet. But Bikroy.com provides a smart and friendly platform for the trading of second hand items ranging from cars to mobile phones, houses to vehicles. At Bikroy.com, all advertisements go through a strict approval process, making sure that all proper terms and conditions are followed, and products and services traded are legitimate and genuine. Expert, top of the line programmers in Sweden, develops Bikroy.com. They have also launched similar Internet products in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. However the page is managed and maintained by local representatives from Bangladesh to ensure that the end consumer has a 100per cent localised experience. Nils Hammar, CEO, Bikroy.com said, “This is a product that anyone with access to the internet can use easily.” He said that all one needs is a valid email address, and in three easy steps anyone can quickly and easily upload a classified ad on to the website. “Bikroy.com is available in both Bangla and English versions making it the only classifieds site in Bangladesh catering to Bangla and English preferences of audiences,” said Hammar. Incidentally Nils Hammar happens to be one of the first 20 team members at Skype. Hammar developed Bikroy.com with the aim and vision to bring value to the burgeoning internet market in Bangladesh.