Chaldal.com (
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
: চালডাল.কম), founded in 2013, is a grocery
e-commerce platform in
Bangladesh. The company offers its services via a
website and
mobile apps for
Android
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Science and technology
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and
iOS. “Chaldal” is a Bengali word colloquially used to refer to "groceries" (Chal means ''
Rice'', and Dal means ''
Pulses
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''). Chaldal started as an online grocery service provider and has since gone on to redefine supply chains, ease commodity trade, support refugee camps, and reduce food wastage by building technology into the supply chain, all the way back to the farms.
Chaldal operates in
Dhaka,
Narayanganj
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,
Chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...
,
Jashore
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,
Khulna
Khulna ( bn, খুলনা, ) is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, after Dhaka and Chittagong. It is the administrative centre of Khulna District and Khulna Division. Khulna's economy is the third-largest in Bangladesh, contributing $53 b ...
,
Sylhet
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, and
Rajshahi. As of February 2022, it has a total of 28 active
warehouses.
Description
Chaldal was founded by Waseem Alim (Founder and CEO), Zia Ashraf (Founder and COO), and Tejas Viswanath (Founder and CTO). The company initially started with one warehouse/ office in Gulshan, Dhaka while offering next day delivery.
In 2017, Chaldal received financing from IFC (
International Finance Corporation),
World Bank. The company has also received funding from other private, national and international venture capitalists through different series of investments.
Chaldal has a website and Android and iOS app for smartphone users where users can order products. Orders can also be phoned in. Customers can choose their preferred time slots for delivery.
Achievement
In 2020 Chaldal was announced as the best e-commerce company of the year at Digital World 2020 for serving its customers loyally during the COVID-19 crisis. It was ranked ninth in the world's best 500 startups in 2015. The ranking was produced by Forbes Magazine's startup assister ‘Y Combinator’. It has also received The Daily Star E-Business Of The Year 2017. Its name comes up in ''FT/IFC Transformation Business Award 2018''.
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The 10 Best Online Grocery Shops In Bangladesh{{Online food ordering
Online grocers
Bangladeshi companies established in 2013
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Internet properties established in 2013
Online retailers of Bangladesh
Y Combinator companies
E-commerce in Bangladesh
Companies based in Dhaka
Online companies of Bangladesh