Bikroy.com

Bikroy.com
Type of site
 Marketplace
Available in Bengali, English
Slogan(s) The Largest Marketplace in Bangladesh.
Website bikroy.com
Alexa rank Decrease 7,151 in world, (19 in Bangladesh) (November 2016)[1]
Commercial Yes
Registration Optional
Launched 1 June 2012
Current status Active

Bikroy.com is a classified advertisements website operating in Bangladesh.

Overview

Bikroy.com was launched in 2012 and has sections dedicated to private and business advertisements for cars and vehicles, property, electronics, home appliances and personal items, sport and hobby items, and jobs, among others.

Classified advertisements are currently placed on Bikroy.com free of charge and remain on the site for a period of 60 days. Bikroy.com is available in English and Bengali.

The site came into the local media spotlight following a formal press conference event held in Dhaka on 18 October 2012.[2]

Media coverage system

In October 2012, Bikroy.com was formally launched in a press conference held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The story was covered by several major newspapers in the country, including Prothom Alo,[3] Kaler Kantho [4] and The Daily Star.[5] In November 2012, Bikroy.com was named as the "Country's first bilingual classified website" by The Daily Star.[5] In December 2012, Bikroy.com was voted by Prothom Alo and Asia News 24 as "the highest visited classified advertisement site in Bangladesh".[6][7]

Corporate social responsibility

Bikroy joined the global list of Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) signatories - a collaboration between UN Women and the UN Global Compact. It joined the HeForShe movement in 2015.[8][9][10]

Achievements

  1. In 2016, Bikroy for the second time in a row was ranked in the top three internet sites in Bangladesh by Milward Brown's top of mind (TOM) survey. The survey was conducted on 1008 local internet users in Bangladesh.[11]
  2. Bikroy partnered with a2i in August, 2016 to implement e-commerce services, establish training institutes and create support for developing polytechnic skills for the rural people of Bangladesh.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Bikroy.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bikroy.com launched in BD". Bangla News 24. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  3. ↑ দেশে অনলাইনে পণ্য বিকিকিনির নতুন প্ল্যাটফর্ম [The new platform for online commerce in goods]. Prothom Alo (in Bangla). 18 October 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Kaler Kantho". Kaler Kantho. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Country's first bilingual classified website". The Daily Star. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  6. ↑ বিনামূল্যের বিজ্ঞাপন নিয়ে বিক্রয় ডটকমের সাফল্য. Prothom Alo (in Bangla). 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Bikroy.com becomes highest...". Asia News 24. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Desk, SD Asia (2016-03-08). "Bikroy.com Partners With UN". SDAsia. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  9. ↑ "Bikroy.com joins HeForShe campaign". UN Women | Asia and the Pacific. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  10. ↑ "Bikroy.com Signs UN Women's WEPs (Women's Empowerment Principles) - HiFiPublic.com". HiFi Public. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  11. ↑ "Bikroy.com among top 3 internet sites in Bangladesh, says survey". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  12. ↑ "bikroy.com". a2i. Retrieved 2016-12-01.

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